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Our Hunger For Justice
Prior generations of the faithful understood our faith as "costing" something. What are we risking these days for our faith?
Fully Engaging That Which Is Already Present
Jesus offers the disciples a way to increase their faith through active, engaged contemplation that requires practice.
Quid Pro Nihlio And The Gift Of Mercy
Mercy is a fundamental gift given from God that is intended to free us up so that we may live more generously.
Living Embodied, Adventurously Expectant Lives
In our readings today, we are encouraged to use our bodies and spirits to engage our world as Jesus did.
In God We Trust?
In today's readings we are reminded to trust in God and take risks and to avoid greed, accumulation and excess.
Ending Up On The Shore Of Transformation
The 'sign of Jonah' mentioned by Jesus invites us to a transformation of our relationship with our colonial histories in the United States.
Being A Neighbor is an action
In what may be his most famous story, Jesus talks about the Good Samaritan as the teacher for us on re-establishing kinship.
Entertaining Angels
In our scriptural tradition, angels play a sigificant role in the faith life and can provide us with encouragement in hard times.
Lighting Our Lamps and Letting Them Shine
The biblical tradition reminds us that shining our light is meant to both give hope and reveal what is going on around us.
Listening To Our Lady Of Sorrows
Today's feast of Our Lady of Sorrows invites us to lean in to the pain in our lives and of this world and to let it transform us.
Everything And Everyone Belongs
Our scriptures today invite us to appreciate the significance of the ordinary and remind us that God can use our whole lives - not just the good parts - for a higher purpose.
Your Wild And Precious Life
Today's readings offer us reflective space to think about what happens after death as well as how we want to live.