Posts from 2023 (Page 7)

Working with difficult emotions can be challenging for us, yet it is an essential part of our spiritual growth.

The life and ministry of Jesus invites us to consider a different model of power than the one that we generally witness in the world.

Jesus' frustration with the authorities of his day was because they were good people willing to accept a bad status quo.

In today's gospel, Jesus offers a series of commands to his followers that go against much of we witness all around us.

God is always inviting us into new and sometimes scary territory. We all need encouragement and support on this discipleship journey.

Jesus tells us today that we are to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. This is a difficult and challenging invitation.

In today's readings, we are invited to reconsider some conventional wisdom related to our judgements as well as our anger.

Sometimes when we set out to "find" God, we discover that we, in fact, are the ones being found or given unexpected grace.

God is inviting us to a transformation and change of heart. We're called to read the signs of the times and take up God's work here and now.

The words we use about ourselves or about others have an impact and set things in motion in the world. What impact do our words have?

Today's scriptures offer us a challenge to tend to the wounds of the world around us as well as address the cource of the wounding.