by admin | Feb 15, 2021 | Guest Author
That word, justice, has several references – criminal, legal, fiscal, social justice and, increasingly, environmental justice are the most common usages. If we think about the administration of justice, we probably imagine courts and judges, lawyers and defendants;...
by admin | Feb 10, 2021 | Guest Author
Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis has encouraged parishes to be an “oasis of mercy,” and to be missionary: looking out to all sorts of suffering people both in the local community as well as in the wider world, as both are linked. We are challenged to reach...
by admin | Jan 18, 2021 | Philip Kosloski
Unity among all peoples on earth can seem like an impossible goal. Our efforts to build bridges always seems to fail. Should we simply give up? Pope Francis does not believe it is a helpless cause and neither did his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. Both popes believed...
by admin | Jan 11, 2021 | Guest Author
Jesus at the end of the parable of the sower says, “Whoever has ears ought to hear.” (Matthew 13:1-9). The ability to listen is much more than letting sounds enter our ears, it is about allowing ourselves to be impacted by the voice that enters it. Today I encourage...
by admin | Dec 14, 2020 | Guest Author
During his pontificate, Pope Francis has constantly called us to back to what is essential for our lives as disciples: a vibrant relationship with Jesus the Lord. This relationship needs to be nourished in order to deepen and last. When we think of the word...