Category: Reflections
Words of Life Spoken in the Whisper of Death by Fran Salone-Pelletier
I suspect that Jesus's laughter was so deeply implanted in his being that it could only be expressed in the twinkling of his eyes.
Three Poems by Johanna Caton, O.S.B.
"warm, honey-air and fresh / sap, smaller than a sip, linger – / a tiny communion / tiny communion."
Discipleship Quads: Cultivating Spiritual Intimacy in a Small Faith Sharing Community Experience by Deborah Kispert
Participating in this small faith community has fostered self-awareness and self-reflection but also elicited support and accountability.
Confession: the Abandoned Sacrament by William Droel
Participation in the sacrament of reconciliation has declined in recent years. Is there a way to revivify the practice?
Poems and Prayers for Wounded Healers by O’Neill D’Cruz
"One Spirit kindles all matter with a spark / And Nature bears, or forbears with a mark . . ."
If I Get Disappeared by Paul Nyklicek
Challenging as it may be, our task is to help those who oppress us reconnect to their true humanity.
A Prayer on the Passing of Pope Francis
Pope Francis, 1936-2025.
What the Leaf Said by O’Neill D’Cruz
I left the leaf in place, and the next day found it had become part of the Body of Life.
Hunger Brings Us Home by Fran Salone-Pelletier
Reflecting on the readings for Laetare Sunday, an irruption of joy in the midst of the Lenten season.
Grief and Rebirth: The Dilemma of the Alzheimer’s Sufferer and the Alzheimer’s Survivor by Wally Swist
I’ve come to understand that grief, or at least aspects of it, is sublime.
Listening in the Darkness by Fran Salone-Pelletier
No longer can we hide in the shadows and be comforted by the fact that, after all, we did give of ourselves.
Lenten Seeds by Richard Lehan
Lessons from a contemplative Lenten retreat in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
A Poem by Sister Lou Ella Hickman, OVISS
"ashes proclaim this day of dust / a beginning / and a consummation . . ."
Right Relationship by Patrick Carolan
To be in right relationship with God, we first have to be in right relationship with all of God’s creation.