Psalm 62 – adapted for Bill Paget, a colleague dying from lymphoma + a Personal Note
The author adapts Psalm 62 for her dying colleague....
24
Jul
22
Jul
Eucharist: Celebration or Adoration
"In the last number of years there has been a resurgence of ‘adoration of the Blessed Sacrament” especially among the young. And in some instances it seems that ‘adoration’ and ‘celebration of Eucharist’ (aka ‘the Mass’) are on an equal level and, dare I say it, in a competition with each other."...
21
Jul
Energy, Passion, Commitment – # 4: Bill Robins, SJ
"With the exception of the year he took his final vows, 1976-77 which he spent in Canada, Bill has lived and worked in Jesuit missions in India, Bhutan, and Nepal."...
19
Jul
18
Jul
Scattering or Uniting the Sheep? – Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"“The harsh words that begin today’s first reading [from Jeremiah] are, unfortunately, as relevant for our modern world as when they were first written....
14
Jul
Energy, Passion, Commitment – # 3: Kevin Kelly, SJ
"My vocation within my vocation is around the spiritual, and I think it is around the communal side of spirituality: how we are closer than we think, spiritually, if we can just get together as humans.”"...
12
Jul
Food, Glorious Food
"Richard Rohr clearly states that “the Eucharist is telling us that God is the food, and all we have to do is provide the hunger."...
11
Jul
Walk in a Relaxed Manner – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Walk in a relaxed manner. That is wise advice for a physical journey. Even wiser for a spiritual journey!"...
09
Jul
An Era of Uncertainty
"“How well do I cope with ‘not knowing?’ The opposite to faith is not doubt but certainty. To believe is to be asked to go beyond facts to take a risk.” (from Sacred Space for April 27, 2021)"...
07
Jul
Energy, Passion, Commitment -# 2: John McCarthy, SJ
In the second post of a five part series, author Kevin Burns talks with John McCarthy SJ. "“The best promotion of vocations to our way of life is by Jesuits who cherish their own vocation and reflect real joy in living it out.”"...