Reflections (Page 3)

In Luke 4, Jesus begins his public ministry by quoting from Isaiah 61. Our faith asks how aligned we might be with this same mission.

In both the life and ministry of Jesus and the witness of the early church, speaking truth to power was a critical action.

There is much in our lives that may hold us back or distract us from hearing or responding fully to God's call.

In today's gospel story, Jesus remains focused on what is his to do and does not let fear stop him from loving.

Today's scriptures provide a cautionary tale about following the ways of Babylon versus following the way of Jesus.

Mary Magdalene offers us a profound model of friendship with Jesus and each other that we would do well to study and imitate.

Jesus said he came to "bring not peace but the sword." In this he was speaking to the difficult work of disrupting "negative peace."

In the Catholic tradition, our sense play an important role in the spiritual life, and God can use them to speak to our hearts.

The biblical call to address worker justice and economic exploitation is a robust and prophetic tradition in our scriptures.

The feast of John the Baptist offers us a chance to reconnect with our earth and the responsibility to speak truth to power.

In today's gospel reading, Jesus offers a vision of nonviolence that came to be emodied in the life and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr.