by A Faith That Does Justice | Dec 5, 2024 | Blog
It is amazing how God reveals himself to us. We never imagined that working to increase the green spaces in our new home, the West End, would be so life-giving. My husband and I started out looking for a way to give back during COVID when we could not volunteer indoors at church as we had done for the past 30 years.
by Timothy J. Joyce, OSB, STL | Jan 7, 2025 | Blog, The Weekly Word
Darkness at first may seem like absence, aloneness. Yet we are not really alone. Silent darkness is a doorway to Utter Presence. God is always there.
by A Faith That Does Justice | Dec 31, 2024 | Blog, The Weekly Word
The Gospel of Luke narrates Jesus’ healing of a woman with a spinal deformity that had caused her to hunch over for 18 years (Luke 13:10-17). I can identify with this story as I have had spinal surgeries, and I know how debilitating back issues can be. Perhaps you do too.
by A Faith That Does Justice | Dec 17, 2024 | Blog, The Weekly Word
Like many others, I fear that the true beauty, depth, and richness of Christmas is too often and too easily overlooked, whether by the commercialization of the season or by Easter, which typically receives greater preparation and reflection from the Church.
by Francis X. Clooney, SJ | Dec 10, 2024 | Blog, The Weekly Word
There are good reasons, however, for further consideration of the religious significance of vegetarianism, the choice of a diet that does not include meat and fish products.
