Suppressing the Spirit – Nov. 18, 2019
This week, daily quotations for your reflection are from Henri Nouwen, In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership (New York: Crossroad, 1989). “After twenty-five years of priesthood, I found myself praying poorly, living somewhat isolated from other people, and very much pre-occupied with burning issues. Everyone was saying that I was doing really […]
Already Equipped – Apr. 11, 2019
“In what ways are you, in the life you now lead, a gift to others?… It is not uncommon to find that you are already exercising gifts that serve others in a priestly way and are in fact central to your priestly calling. God is able to work through and with us even when we […]
Friendship – Apr. 10, 2019
“Perhaps our most common experience of priesthood—and often our most powerful one—is found in friendship. In friendship, desire and opportunity combine to allow us the truest knowledge of another person we are ever likely to get. In old friends we can see the flaws as well as the good points… accept that they, like us, […]