Listen to your heart beat.
The “Heartbeats” video series includes words and images designed for spiritual renewal and uplifting reflection. In each episode, a sister or associate invites you into a space of compassion and caring. Listen to the call of your caring heart, valuing presence and mutual relationships as a way of life. Activate your compassionate heart, responding to ecological, ecclesial, societal, and global challenges. With each heartbeat, learn more about the congregation and more about yourself.
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The Magnificat
August 20, 2026
One of the most revered and profound prayers in the Gospel is the Magnificat, the canticle of Mary when she visited her cousin Elizabeth. The first words of Mary’s prayer, translated in Latin, give us the often-used title of her prayer, Magnificat. Sister Patrice Rog, CSA, offers her reflection on the Magnificat in this Heartbeats video.
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Praise for All Creation
September 11, 2025
This Heartbeats video celebrates the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ encyclical and the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures, also known as Canticle of the Sun. It features nature photos taken by Carol Braun paired with Marty Haugen’s rendition of Canticle of the Sun, performed by Paul Thelen and Eva Thelen-Dunphy.
We invite you to watch and to sing along in praise of our Creator. “Sing, sing to the glory of the Lord!”
Ahimsa: A Reflection
April 23, 2025
Ahimsa Song Lyrics (print PDF)
Mother Earth
Our home
Where we’ve grown
All we’ve ever known
Holding us tight
With such honest delight
Some call it gravity
I call it love, you see
Keeping us down
As we look around
And wonder about many new worlds beyond
Seeking to explore if we feel so fond
But we always come back to our Mother, you see
Seeking the place we were meant to be
She provides for us our every need
From air to food to the wide open seas
If we leave and return
We might feel gratitude
If we’re here all our life
Perhaps a different attitude
We take all of her love and care
The fruits of our Mom she so lovingly shares
And use them to our heart’s content
Without wondering if she’s given consent
Maybe another creature could use that tree
As a home or food for their family
Or just let it grow and drop its seeds
Instead of printing a ream I don’t really need
To care for our Mom is to honor her gifts
And to realize she’s the one here to give us a lift
She’d be quite fine without us, you see
But we’re the ones who are in dire need
If we live in a way that honors our Mom
Maybe we inspire others to join along
We can place our feet gently down as we walk
Bring our own bags when we go out to shop
Let some of our laundry dry in the air
Turn off some lights if we don’t get too scared
Make some new friends with cute little plants
Maybe inside or outdoors so they dance
In the glow of the sun and the wind as it blows
Growing so big right under our nose
Giving back to the Earth and helping her grow
Letting animals find a comfy new home
Our Mom cares for us so deeply, you see
Providing us all we ever need
If we only replied with the same love and care
Imagine the light we could spread everywhere