Reflections (Page 9)

Reflections (Page 9)

A Grassroots Faith

Advent celebrates God's using ordinary people to change the course of history if they can remember to trust their own experience.

Inside and Outside

Even in the midst of personal and collective struggle, we can find an Advent joy that invites us into God's dream for the world.

Known by Many Names

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

Gratitude

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

Disoriented

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

Skills for Living

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

All Saints

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

Liminality

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

Un-Settling our Faith

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

Vincent de Paul

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

Fringe Festival

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