Category: Reflections
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?
Love and Labor by Fran Salone-Pelletier
Perhaps we could celebrate Labor Day by honoring those whose labor is too frequently ignored or misunderstood.
The Newness of God’s Words by Anne Kerrigan
A course called "Praying with the Bible" helps a participant find strength, healing, and new beginnings.
Addressing the Crisis of Psychological Abuse by Julie A. Ferraro
How many voices must cry out in pain from being mentally tortured, confused, insulted, and mistreated before the church presses for action?
From God’s Mouth to My Ears by Fran Salone-Pelletier
Reflecting on a reading from the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, with a special concluding prayer.
Two Poems by John Zedolik
"The old violet his sealed itself / to the wooden planks of the deck / as I used to seal the Host, the Body / of Christ..."
Conscious Communication by Julie A. Ferraro
As for those who criticize others for being “woke”: it’s not a bad thing to speak truth to power and offer a willing hand to help others improve their lot.
A Meditation on Psalm 5 by St. Charles de Foucauld
An excerpt from a new translation of meditations by "the hermit of Tamanrasset."
Alienating Intelligence by Julie A. Ferraro
Artificial intelligence has the very real potential to alienate us from each other, to make humanity slaves to technology, and not the other way around.
Susannah’s Story by Fran Salone-Pelletier
"It is as if it happened yesterday, the memory is so vivid in my mind and heart." A tale for Pentecost.
Two Poems by O’Neill D’Cruz
"May the seed of your Sacred Spirit / Bear fruit as care for each other"
What Would a “Christian Nation” Look Like? by William John Fitzgerald
No nation can equate itself with “the kingdom of God” as proclaimed by Jesus.