by Jennie Murphy | Jan 3, 2024 | Monthly Reflection
St. John Paul II famously wrote in his encyclical, Ut Unum Sint, “the Church must breathe with her two lungs!” He was referring to the “lungs” of East and West, praying and hoping that someday the Church would be fully united in her rich diversity of rituals and...
by Jennie Murphy | Dec 6, 2023 | Monthly Reflection
This month’s reflection is a prayer composed by the Assistant Director of L’Arche St. Louis. L’Arche St. Louis is one of 17 communities in L’Arche USA and part of the International Federation of L’Arche. L’Arche USA, “strives to make known the gifts of people...
by Jennie Murphy | Nov 1, 2023 | Monthly Reflection
We pray for the Holy Father; as he fulfills his mission, may he continue to accompany the flock entrusted to him, with the help of the Holy Spirit. I’m grateful that I’ve had a personal connection with our last three popes: Pope St John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and...
by Jennie Murphy | Oct 4, 2023 | Monthly Reflection
Listening is a vital part of any relationship, whether it is in a marriage, or in any type of friendship. If all we do is talk, without any listening, we will likely lose any friends we had. True and authentic love requires dialogue, a profound giving and receiving of...
by Jennie Murphy | Aug 31, 2023 | Monthly Reflection
Each of our names are known to the Lord. He sees us in our inmost being, smiles upon us with pure delight, and says, “I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.” (Jn 10:10) Yet, often, we live on the margins, enjoying not the fullness of life,...
