Preaching for the Solemnity of the Ascension, Cathe Shoulberg, RSM offers a reflection on what the readings for the Ascension might offer to our uncertain and frightening times:
"This feast speaks so directly to each one of us amid these uncertain and frightening times - WE are called like the Apostles, WE are being sent, to open our hearts to Jesus; to stand, serve and be with the poor among us; to welcome the marginalized, to help the sick, to forgive one another – simply put, to LOVE as Jesus; to make our World a dwelling as envisioned by Jesus – united with one another, in love. Most importantly, Jesus lets us know, in no uncertain words, that he will send the Holy Spirit to us. Jesus, promises not to leave us orphans for he will be with us, all day, every day until the end of time! "
Cathe Shoulberg, RSM, is a Sister of Mercy of the Mid-Atlantic Community. Born and raised in East Norriton, PA, Sister Cathe, she received a BS in Education from Gwynedd Mercy University and a Master’s in Education from Arcadia University. For fifteen years, Sister Cathe taught First Grade in various parish schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Diocese of Camden. She was the principal of St. Elizabeth School in the diocese of Allentown for five years and in June, 2018 completed a thirty year tenure as Principal at St. Helena School, Blue Bell.
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