Category: Reflections

Departure, Encounter, and Return: A Lenten Meditation by Fran Salone-Pelletier

Lent is a gift of time set aside to ponder who we really are.
March 13, 2024/by tac

When I Listen: My Experience as a Spiritual Director by Sister Lou Ella Hickman, OVISS

The real spiritual director is the Holy Spirit, and my personal agenda, no matter how holy, would only get in the way.
February 20, 2024/by tac

A Poem by Božena Tesárová

"Cover me / with a coat of hope, / as the grain grows heavier / in the time of ripening."
February 16, 2024/by tac

A Divine Schedule by Fran Salone-Pelletier

Learning to heed God's call, even in moments of inconvenience or interruption.
February 1, 2024/by tac

Which Voice Will You Listen To? by Bob Saraceni

A reflection on the gospel reading for 4th Sunday of Year B in the lectionary cycle.
January 26, 2024/by tac

The Analogical Imagination by William Droel

Each person’s story reveals a piece of God’s grace to those who have ears to hear or have eyes to read.
January 26, 2024/by tac

A Poem by Frank Freeman

"Just keep praying / (writing) and the whale will spew / you out at Nineveh..." A poem drawing on this Sunday's reading from the book of Jonah.
January 19, 2024/by tac

Shepherds, Kings, Myths, and Metaphors by Gene Ciarlo

Praiseworthy as it may seem, confessing Jesus as Lord by trusting in the literal, inerrant, infallible, and inspired words of Scripture is not enough.
January 15, 2024/by tac

Invested Interests by Julie A. Ferraro

Navigating the thorny ethical issues of nonprofit and religious-community investments.
January 4, 2024/by tac

Waiting to See by Fran Salone-Pelletier

A reflection on the reading for December 19.
December 19, 2023/by tac

The Sacrament of Friendship by William Droel

Real friendship is a free gift that is not transactional or utilitarian. It expects nothing in return.
December 11, 2023/by tac

A Poem by Sister Lou Ella Hickman, OVISS

"watch the heave of breath called wind / between the simple open spaces between the leaves . . ."
December 1, 2023/by tac

The Wordless Journey: Synodality and Silence by Michael Centore

Opening our reflections on the interim year of the Synod with a look at the link between silence and synodality.
November 29, 2023/by tac

Stability in the Spirit by Gene Ciarlo

There is the official church and the unofficial one. Where is the Spirit of God breathing?
November 28, 2023/by tac

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