Category: Reflections
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.
Invested Interests by Julie A. Ferraro
Navigating the thorny ethical issues of nonprofit and religious-community investments.
Waiting to See by Fran Salone-Pelletier
A reflection on the reading for December 19.
The Sacrament of Friendship by William Droel
Real friendship is a free gift that is not transactional or utilitarian. It expects nothing in return.
A Poem by Sister Lou Ella Hickman, OVISS
"watch the heave of breath called wind / between the simple open spaces between the leaves . . ."
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.
Stability in the Spirit by Gene Ciarlo
There is the official church and the unofficial one. Where is the Spirit of God breathing?
The Shepherd King by Fran Salone-Pelletier
A reflection on the gospel reading for the Feast of Christ the King.
Memories by William John Fitzgerald
A plea for peace.
Finding Our Balance by Julie A. Ferraro
Ways of balancing time, energy, and inspiration in the creative and spiritual life.
Mother Cabrini on Managing Separation Anxiety (and Transmitting Thoughts to Another Person) by Joe Pagetta
Celebrating today's Feast of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini with a reflection on her method of prayerful communication.
The Synod on Synodality: Evolution or Revolution? by Gene Ciarlo
Choices will have to be made, or the church will continue to gradually slide into oblivion or occasional meetings of quiet desperation.
Changing the Faltering Paradigm by Sarita Melkon Maldjian
It is time to give women equal voices and opportunities by ordaining us as subdeacons, deacons, and priestesses.
Giving Human Dignity Back to a World That Has Largely Lost It by Fran Salone-Pelletier
If the known world of yore was transformed from emptiness to fullness, from no rights to universal rights, can it not happen again?