Reflections (Page 8)

Thanksgiving is known as a national day of mourning in many indigenous communities due to the history and ongoing legacy of colonialism.

After a cardiac event, Spiritus member Joe Spadoni reflects on what he's learned about life, gratitude and being cared for

Zacchaeus climbs a tree to get perspective. So, too, do we need to make sure we are orienting ourselves towards that which brings life.

What skills and values are needed for us to live in our emerging world and where do we go to learn what is needed?

Far from being super-human, those we recognize as saints were people who worked hard to be Christ-like in their everyday lives.

Just as Jacob wrestles with God and receives a new identity, we too enter liminal spaces in our lives that change and transform us.

Indigenous People's Day is an invitation for settler disciples to re-examine their faith and work to decolonize what we have inherited.

The life and witness of Vincent de Paul invites us to re-examine our relationship to the poor and marginalized.

The gospels invite us into a counter cultultural life that rejects the status quo in favor of equity, justice and inclusion.

We can return home to ourselves and God by turning our attention to our breath, bodies and commitments.

by Mark Bennett, Director, Grace of God Recovery House God, I thank you for your unconditional love. I thank you for reaching so many people, and bringing them together to reach me. For the longest time, my desire was to be alone — I did not need, better yet want, anybody. When you put together the team of Grace of God Recovery House and a program of recovery, I met the hope and the spirit of your love. Not the…

by Mark Harnischfeger, Grace of God Recovery House staff Like a lamb in the wilderness, I have often strayed and wandered far from your word. Yet each time I returned to the fold, the gate was always open, the door was always unlocked. I humble myself before you, God, grateful that you have never forgotten nor abandoned me, always welcoming my returning with forgiveness, mercy, and grace. May my words and my actions today be pleasing to you and reflect…