Seek Wisdom While She May Be Found
Reflection for the Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time A Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Isaiah 55: 6-9 (RM) or Jonah 3:10-4:11 (RCL); Psalm 145 Philippians 1: 20c-24, 27a RM) or 21-30…
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Sophia Among Us: Wisdom, Creativity and Sacred Relationship
I imagine that Sophia is the Divine Feminine in all of us.I had a surge of creativity one day. On a sheet of black paper, the coloured pencil moved until…
Forgiveness, Justice and the Path to Healing
Reflection for the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Reading: Sirach 27:30 – 28:7 (RM) or Genesis 50: 15-21 (RCL); Psalm 103; Romans 14: 7-9 (RM)…
Language and Identity: Words, Meaning and Mystery
As I share life with three Vietnamese Sisters who are studying English, I am constantly reminded of the richness and complexity of language as a profound part of our identity…
From Law to Love
Reflection for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Ezekiel 33: 7-9 (RM) or 7-11 (RCL); Psalm 95 (RM) or 119 (RCL); Romans 13: 8-10…