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God is the source of my hope, and God shows me how to make a practice of hope. That’s not the same as trying to manufacture hope within myself; it’s more like seeking out the hope that God has already infused within me.
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Read MoreThere are no spiritual life hacks into the Kingdom of God. It's something we work to build bit by bit, something that emerges from within us as we keep growing in the spiritual life. God loves us as we are and invites us to be more. In God’s invitation, there will likely be a little bit of challenge, and that’s okay. Challenge is how we grow. Someday we’ll look back and see how far we’ve come.
Read MoreYes, our hearts are burning. They might be big and blaze-y or softly glowing or sputtering with reluctant sparks, but God is with us. We seek God even as God seeks us, walking along the road we travel every single day.
Read MoreI’ve heard people say that questioning is okay but doubting is wrong, but I think questioning is okay, and doubting is okay too. God doesn’t seem to mind when we doubt. In fact, doubt can be an opening for God to come closer and show us God’s love and care; it can be a means to transformation.
Read MoreDarkness and light are neither good nor bad; they’re both parts of the whole. We can’t consider suffering apart from resurrection, and we can only enter into resurrection joy while bearing the experience of suffering. Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death and resurrection? Christ is with us in darkness and light.
Read MorePalm Sunday shows us the extremes of human experiences as Jesus is celebrated but then betrayed, condemned, and executed. We see how fast things can change – in this Passion story and in our own lives too. However, through all of life’s joys and sorrows, we can trust that God is with us. And when the intensity of it all feels like too much to hold, God holds us.
Read MoreWhy is important to hold a space for our grief, sorrow, and pain — especially if we’d rather look away or just go about our lives as if those emotions weren’t there? Because they are a part of life, and despite their difficulty, our struggles give God a chance to show us God’s love and to show us that we have cause to hope. And we do have cause to hope. Maybe hope is what God’s glory feels like.
Read MoreWe’re called to see as God does, to look beyond appearances into the heart of things, including our own hearts. As we go within, we recognize God working in our lives, and we discern how to respond to God with our whole hearts.
Read MoreWhen we are present to reality instead of resisting, we catch a glimpse of who God is, and we can see God present in our midst.
Read MoreBefore going forth translates to a step forward, it’s an opening of the heart. It’s an energetic movement, one that opens us to others in love and relationship, one that calls us beyond what’s comfortable to risk something new.
Read MoreHumans are made to care for the earth and they are made from the earth. Hear more about the creation story in Genesis, our First Reading for this First Sunday of Lent, and care of creation in this beautiful reflection by Sister Fidelis Tracy.
Read MoreLove and holiness move us beyond civility to something deeper, and that’s a good thing, even if it brings with it a healthy dose of discomfort from time to time. The love that the Gospel calls us to is a holy, gritty kind of love that encompasses neighbors and enemies, as well as ourselves.
Read MoreGod calls us to choose wisely, and we can trust that God will help us to decide and will love us through whatever we choose.
God’s call to be bright and salty is not just about our personal growth; in our shining and sharing, can we also be open to the light in other people? God is calling us to shine and to lift up others’ light too. There’s plenty of room on the lampstand for all of us.
Read MoreWe’re blessed when we continue to build this Kingdom, when we work for this vision that Christ has inspired us to see. That’s our wisdom, and that’s our strength, and that’s our blessing. Blessed are we who are weak and foolish, we who believe the Kingdom of God is possible.
Read MoreWhen we listen to each other and honor the Spirit speaking within each person, we may not agree, but we will come to understand each other. When we understand each other, we remember our common purpose, which is to share the Gospel. Our diversity is beautiful — and a gift. Our call is to love, and in our love we’ll find our unity.
Read MoreWhat does God want from you? Service? Obedience? Or, is it something more, something more relational, more intimate?
Read MoreLike the Magi, we have each other as travel companions. Community at its best stands together beneath the night sky, gazing at signs from God, and following where they lead. Where shall we go? Let’s discern together.
Read MoreNew Year's Day is so often a time of setting goals, but there’s also an invitation to consider God’s call for us — because Mary of Nazareth is not the last person God invited to do a thing, and God is calling forth a courageous yes in us too. God has continued to call people to bring about God’s kingdom, which upends corrupt power and uplifts the vulnerable, and God is calling us to this great work too. What will your yes be?
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