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“let us keep the flame of charity burning in our hearts…"

St. Angela – Ch. 10 - Rule

“Everyday God, O Jesus, O Spirit, Come be with us.” As our Ursuline Community transfers leadership with the Sylvania Franciscans this month, and as we call upon the Sacred Heart to look upon us with a new burning in our hearts, God is revealed in our everyday lives. As the words of the song say: “In our dreaming, in our daring, in our searching, in our sharing. In our resting, in our rising, in our hoping, in our waiting.”  New life is upon us as we continue to witnesss to the mission and vision of St. Angela.

God’s presence often goes unnoticed because we are looking for God somewhere else – in something grand or unusual, in something that stands out or is more noteworthy. Yet God only asks us to look across the table, across the room, around the corner or in the next room.   

As we celebrate the feast of the Sacred Heart this month, we as Ursuline Sisters and Associates, are called to be at the very heart of life as Jesus was and still is. Jesus gave his all for us out of deep love. What will we give in return?

A statue of St. Angela stands in the heart of the marketplace in Desanzano. Her life personifies for us how essential it is for us to take each day as a gift, see God in that gift and somehow give it away. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is the core of life for us. Angela knew this and she found the “Everyday God” in the life around her.   

The first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, “Magnifica Humanitas” is being made known around the world, much is being written in response. This is a time for many of us to become more familiar with the concept of artificial intelligence and what this could mean for the future of humankind and future generations in our schools. Listed below are several articles we might consider as resources in light of the Pope’s encyclical. These are taken from the National Catholic Reporter. There are many more.

“Pope Leo calls to ‘discuss’ AI in major documents warns of technologic threats to humanity” by Justin McLellan

“With his first encyclical, Pope Leo hits it out of the ballpark” by Thomas Reese, Religious News Service

“Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See’s own role in legitimizing slavery” by Nicole Winfield, Paolo Santalucia, The Associated Press

“Pope Leo the practical: What ordinary people can do to fight threats from AI” by Michael J. O’Loughlin

“8 things to know about Pope Leo XIV’s sweeping AI manifesto” by Associated Press

“The 3 most important themes in “Magnifica Humanitas” by Michael Sean Winters



“In “Magnifica Humanitas” Pope Leo delivers on a people-first vision for AI by Kim Daniels, Religious News Service