The Breath of November
When November comes around… a quiet remembering hovers. The year is leaning towards the end, and so much has already lived and breathed in what we will soon call last…
A Guest in the Guesthouse
In October I was invited, for a second time, to be a retreat director for an eight-day retreat held in the Guest House of the Sisterhood of Saint John the…
When Wisdom Comes to Meet Us
Reflection for the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost A Readings: Wisdom 6: 12-16 (RM) or Amos 5: 18-24 (RCL); Psalm 63; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (RM)…
Trumpian Devotees are Well and Truly Alive in New Zealand
On November 7th, there will be an election in New Zealand for a new government. The present coalition government is made up of three right-wing parties whose main focus seems…
What Makes a Saint?
Reflection for All Saints Sunday A Readings: Revelation 7: 2-4, 9-14 (RM) or 9-17 (RCL); Psalm 24 (RM) or 131 (RCL); 1 John 3: 1-3; Matthew 5: 1-12. There’s a…
Rituals
As the leaves began to change more than a month ago, I found myself thinking about rituals. How in the past various cultures celebrated the harvest and the end of…
When Love Becomes Action
Reflection for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time A / Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost A / Reformation Readings: Exodus 22: 21-27 (RM in Canada) or 20-26 (RM in the U.S.)…
Stop Trafficking! – A Forum for Advocacy and Action
Since beginning ministry in the area of human trafficking, the Stop Trafficking! newsletter has made its way to my inbox on a monthly basis, and I always find some new…
Give to Caesar: Faith, Conscience, and the Cost of Discipleship
Reflection for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost A Readings: Isaiah 45: 1, 4-6 (RM) or 1-7 (RCL); Psalm 96; 1 Thessalonians1: 1-5b (RM) or…
A Manubu girl performing a dance during the Kahimunan Festival in Butuan City, Caraga, Philippines
(Wikimedia Commons)
Forty Years with the Menubu Dulangan People: A Time to Reflect
This article is written in honor of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (August 9). In 2027, we will celebrate 40 years of being with the Menubu Dulangan people…
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