Can I name every country that we are in?  I’m not sure if I know the names of 93 countries…let alone name the 93 we are in!  But we are everywhere, and thank you for asking!  So let me brag a little bit: At present, there are: 83 Provinces in 93 nations within the 5 [...]

There are so many religious orders out there. Google can’t even answer the question of how many orders there are, because God continues to gift the Church with new charisms, and therefore, new orders continue to be born. Considering this, I can’t help but wonder how God was good enough to bring me here! I [...]

This is a definition I have heard from childhood.  I’m a “cradle Catholic,” baptized early in life…and I’ve seen Catholic masses enculturated in so many forms that it’s dizzying, but always, the same Lord is made present, and the same basic truths are celebrated.  It’s beautiful, and it’s touching. Today, however, I was struck by [...]

Today was a great day at the General House of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians!  It was our day to say thanks to an extraordinary woman who has dedicated the last eighteen years of her life to us, her Daughters.  For six years, Sr. Antonia Colombo, FMA was a Visiting Councilor for the [...]

Today is a big day for the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.  We celebrate the feast of our patroness, St. Teresa of Ávila!  In particular, we turn to her to ask her intercession as we begin the novena which will prepare us for the election of our new Mother General.  Please join us in [...]

For these months while I’m here in Italy, I’m living in our GENERAL House in Rome, Italy.  There are usually about one hundred Sisters who live in this house, but during these days, there are about 300.  The additional two hundred are Sisters from all over the world. I’m deeply impressed by the character of the [...]