Seeing Beyond My Nose
“Move us to create healthier societies and a more dignified world, a world without hunger, poverty, violence and war. May our hearts be open to all the peoples and nations of the earth.”
Who Does Prayer Change? God or Us?
Real love is dangerous. Real prayer is transformative for the pray-er. Only then can the pray-er bring transformation. Prayer is movement. Let this Lent be a time when prayer transforms you. Set your prayer in motion!
This Lent – Where Ya Going?
In his Lenten letter, Pope Francis reminds us that Lent is a journey to Easter. At the beginning of Lent, we have an opportunity to think about where we are heading on the journey of our life.
Learning From a Vincentian Nobel Prize Nominee
A Vincentian priest has made it his life’s work to “go out to the margins” of society and try to restore dignity to the “living scraps” of a “throwaway culture”. Pedro Opeka CM, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize… again.
“Hard of Hearing?” Or “Hard of Listening?”
Listening is more than hearing sounds. It requires focus and respect. Are there words that help listening?
Rom 16, 13 reads: "Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; and greet his mother—a mother to me also." If this…
Have a blessed Holy Week!
I have never thought about the people that were named in the Gospels. I would agree that they may be…
Generally, I love the laconic nature of Mark's Gospel. The Passion narrative is very compelling in its starkness, with one…
Father John, Blessings to you as you step cautiously down that new path. Grace and Peace be with you!