" “Community discernment offers a wonderful opportunity for open and honest communication and active listening, becoming aware of the movements within us, without ‘preparing a response.’ "...
"When Laval died in 1708, one of his contemporaries described him as “a shepherd filled with the spirit of the apostles."...
"The story of Jesus’ passion is not an attempt to answer the question ‘Why do people have to suffer?’ It does, however, proclaim a fundamental truth. Jesus did not come to prevent human suffering, but rather to consume it with his presence."...
"Jesus speaks of the need for us to stay rooted in him. “Cut off from me you can do nothing.” Jesus is telling us that the very core of our existence is to be connected with him."...
"Maybe God is where the time is taken to understand that a photo, a glimpse of an experience, will not do."...
This week, Fr. Kennedy SJ, presented on the meaning of Earth day and drew from his book Reupholstered Psalms: Ancient Songs Sung New....
"While in prison, Jacques began writing a spiritual diary for his young daughter. This diary, along with some prison letters, were published in book form in 1971 under the title, Light Under the Scaffold."...
"Pope John Paul II declared Maximillian Kolbe “The Patron Saint of our difficult century.” All these people I thought, now share in the mystery of life not ending upon the death of the body."...
For everyone from the doubtful skeptic to the devout believer, this webinar with best-selling author James Martin, SJ, discussed his new book, Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone....
"When I am truly humble, I know that I’m not speaking up or doing something because of my own need to be in front. It’s because I know that I am imbued with the Spirit of God and do not need to fear."...
