"We are stardust, breathed to life by the Holy Spirit. Baptized in Christ, we're called to bring peace and kindness to a desolate world. We are the leaven, the Kingdom right at hand.We live in Christ, and the tree of faith keeps growing. Let's keep praying to truly mean it. #IgnatianSpirituality"
Read MoreIf you use the social media app: Facebook, there is a place that designates our "relationship" status. I'm either in a relationship with a person often named or left blank. However, one of the more honest phrases often used is "It's complicated".
Read MoreAs we begin going back to Mass on Sundays, we might remember the practice of the apostles and the earliest disciples. After Jesus was gone and the Holy Spirit came, the first thing they did was go together to the Temple every day and meet in their houses for the breaking of the bread.
Read MorePerhaps you've heard these words from your spouse or good friend. Truth be told, it seems that many people these days have very little practice in being quiet and still--think of movie theatres, liturgical services, wakes, and even silent retreats.
Read MoreAlong with faith and love, hope is one of the classic three theological virtues but I think the least known and appreciated. It does, after all, have a focus on the future which necessarily means that it cannot be experienced in the way the other two can be in the present.
Read MoreAt Christmas, we're celebrating the beautiful mystery of the Incarnation. The Incarnation didn't just happen and end. It's more like the Big Bang, creation's beginning that is still expanding the cosmos and bringing more and more of us on this earth.
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