Presta Atenciõn! The Lenten Journey of Attention Psalm 121:1-2 I lift my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Saint Kateri was the first Native American woman to be canonized. She was daughter of a Mohawk chief and an …
Woke … to “Disciplined Love”
During the fourth week of this Lenten season, we reflect on a disciplined love. "We must live by the love of what we will never see..." … and we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character, and character hope, and hope does not disappoint us … Romans …
Woke… to “Seeing”
But a Samaritan (foreigner), who was traveling, came upon him; and when he saw him, he was deeply moved with compassion [for him]. — Luke 10:33, Amplified Bible (AMP) Kindness By Naomi Shihab Nye Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a …
Woke… to “Suffering”
Isaiah 53:4 – “Surely our griefs He himself bore, and our sorrow He carried: Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted”. Night Thoughts by William F. Bell It is our emptiness and lowliness that God needs, and not our plenitude. —Mother …
Ash Wednesday, the Beginning of a 40 Day Journey to Follow Jesus More Deeply
By Kit DanleyToday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, the 40 days before Easter. Lent is traditionally associated with “giving things up” and “giving to those in need”. As non-traditional Christians, Lent is being re-discovered by us fueled by the desire for a 40 day journey into the …
Joy in Uncertainty
Different Bible translations are a true gift. Being able to read from any and every translation we can get our hands on can give us a fuller sense of how the Scriptures are speaking to us, especially when it comes to a passage that can be hard to understand. So, when I come across passages like 1 …
May it Be to Me
In the midst of our weary, dark, and broken world, we wait for the fulfillment of the impossible: light will break through, oppression will cease, peace is possible, and salvation is imminent. This legacy of belief in the Church was mothered by the most unlikely of women - Mary. This young, …
Wilderness
Over the past few months, I’ve been having an on-off conversation with my dear friend Katrina, who gave me permission to include some of her reflections here. For several years, Katrina had been confronted by a painfully unanswered prayer - the kind of unanswered prayer that disorients you. It …
