Our Images of God
Some spiritual teachers have a way of making my heart sing! One such wisdom-speaker is Sister Elizabeth Johnson CSJ. In her latest book, Come, Have Breakfast, Meditations on God and…
Ministry on the Street
Despite tremendous work done by our various social services and the many voluntary charities, there still is a need to attend to the issues that cause so many of our…
Living What We Pray
Reflection for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Jeremiah 20: 7-9 (RM) or Jeremiah 15: 15-21 (RCL); Psalm 63 (RM) or 26 (RCL); Romans 12:…
When Sharing Becomes a Miracle
Reflection for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / or Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Isaiah 55: 1-3 (RM) or 1-5 (RCL); Psalm 145 (RCL) Romans 8: 35, 37-39 (RM)…
The Kin-dom of God: Imagining a Hope Beyond Measure
Reflection for he Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A Readings: 1 Kings 3: 5, 7-12; Psalm 119; Romans 8: 28-30; Matthew 13: 44-52. If you were trying to inspire your…
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…
Called to Vigilance, Commitment to Prevention
It was early in 2024, just a year since I had begun a new ministry in collaboration with LifeWay Network in New York City, accompanying women survivors of human trafficking.…
The First to See the Light
Reflection for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Third Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 8:23 – 9:3 (RM) or 9: 1-4 (RCL); Psalm 27; I Corinthians 1: 10-13,…
Building Bridges in a Divided World
As we look across the globe, we are continually reminded of the things that divide us and the power that can be wielded by individuals to enlarge the chasm between…
The Taste of Things: Diversity
It is 6:30 in the morning. No time for a weekend sleep in. I am on my way to a historic flag-raising ceremony! Two friends and I are walking to…