Disability is not Inability
From 6th to 15th March, our screens bring us once more the Paralympic Games. As I watch these games I am reminded of this phrase so often spoken when I…
From Darkness to Dawn
Reflection for Easter Sunday A Readings: Acts 10: 34a, 37-43 (RM) or 34-43 (RCL); Psalm 118; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20: 1-9 or Matthew 28:1-10 (RM in the U.S.), John 20:…
Zebedee By The Shore
“As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he…
When Emptiness Becomes Grace
Reflection for Palm Sunday A Gospel of Palms: Matthew 21: 1-11; Isaiah 50:4-7 (RM) or 4-9a (RCL); Psalm 22 (RM) or 31 (RCL); Philippians 2: 6-11 (RM) or 5-11 (RCL);…
The Greeting That Changes Everything
In the quiet rhythm of the Rosary, I have found myself lingering not on the mysteries, but on the very words of the angelic prayer that begins each decade:"Ave Maria,…
Death is Not the Last Word
Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent A Readings: Ezekiel 37: 12-14 (RM) or 1-14 (RCL); Psalm 130; Romans 8: 8-11 (RM) or 6-11 (RCL); John 11: 1-45. It may…
Becoming Prayer and Discernment Together
Every six years, our congregation gathers to listen, discern, and create together the path forward. As one of the youngest members of the Chapter, I was entrusted with the role…
Light in the Midst of Mystery
Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Lent A Readings: 1 Samuel 16: 1b, 6-7, 10-13a (RM) or 1-13 (RCL); Psalm 23; Ephesians 5: 8-14; John 9: 1-41 “What did I…
Just a Squirrel
The other day I was listening to a lecture on cosmology and evolution by Ilia Delio, noted Franciscan sister, theologian and author. In it she describes our evolution from a…
Rereading the Woman at the Well
Reflection for the Third Sunday of Lent A Readings: Exodus 17: 4-7 (RM) or 1-7 (RCL); Psalm 95; Romans 5: 1-2, 5-8 (RM) or 1-11 (RCL); John 4: 5-42. Lent…