by Fr. Phil Hurley | Apr 30, 2026 | Blog Articles, Monthly Reflection
That Everyone Might Have Food There is an old monastic story about a monk who received a gift and quietly passed it on to another brother, setting off a kind of chain reaction. The gift moved from brother to brother, until it finally returned to the one who had set it...
by Fr. Phil Hurley | Mar 28, 2026 | Blog Articles, Monthly Reflection
For Priests in Crisis Let us pray for priests going through moments of crisis in their vocation, that they may find the accompaniment they need and that communities may support them with understanding and prayer. In my ministry with the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network...
by Jennie Murphy | Aug 1, 2025 | Blog Articles, Monthly Reflection
Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious, or ideological reasons. Hearts United in Prayer and Care As a Young Jesuit I spent one summer in northeastern...
by Jennie Murphy | Mar 6, 2025 | Blog Articles
People usually come to therapy, “broken”, in some way or another. Whether it’s a break up, a loss, life transition, or overwhelming symptoms of depression or anxiety, something feels broken, or they themselves feel broken. As a mental health therapist,...
by Jennie Murphy | Aug 1, 2023 | Monthly Reflection
World Youth Day is a technicolor, all-you-can-see buffet. There are flags from all over the world and people of so many different ethnicities. It’s beautiful. There’s just one color you don’t see: gray. It’s practically nonexistent in national flags, and World Youth...
