Accepting Love – July 21, 2021

“Alone with God, we feel no need to perform, to do. The pressure is off. That good, refreshing feeling is nothing less than an experience of God’s accepting love. It is the healing power of an eternal passion that is consummated in the reunion of creature and Creator. God is delighted by our act of […]

What If? – June 24, 2020

“What if we ceased to pledge our allegiance to the bottom line and stood, instead, with those who line the bottom?” ―Gregory Boyle, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

The Common Good – Sept. 2, 2019

“Mature people, at their best, are people who are committed to the common good that reaches beyond private interest, transcends sectarian commitments, and offers human solidarity.” -Walter Brueggemann, Journey to the Common Good

Solidarity

Way out on the margins, on the ragged edge of town far from the temple, the ragged voice of the wild baptizing prophet rang out. (People were beginning to think that John was the One). “I’m just setting the stage”, he says. “The One who is coming will change us all from the inside out.”* […]