spiritual wellness
Join us on September 12-13 for an online retreat to continue your journey into a deeper relationship with your God. Retreat topics: Unawareness and the unconditional love of God Desolation and how we pray; what kind of answers do we expect from God Reluctance and change; the impact of language on changing our image of […]
In its almost fifty year history Network (Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice) has never told its members who to vote for or against. Network has always encouraged its members to get involved in politics, spoken about the issues and compared candidates, and equipped its members with resources to choose elected officials who support the […]
Last week our UPS man drove in our neighborhood. Kenzi saw the truck and thought it might be her daddy. I assured her it was not because we live in Walnut Ridge(recently moved). She runs outside and stands in our driveway, as he returns, she is waving at him BIG, he waves back just as […]
Two similar versions of the Ten Commandments are found in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5. And in Exodus 34 a different version is offered as a renewed covenant. In addition, most people are probably unaware that the Ten Commandments recited by Catholics differs from the Protestant list. Two examples: keeping holy the Sabbath is number […]
This is the America I Believe In. On this past Independence weekend I received an email, the bulk of which makes up this post. It is from a friend, Pastor Woodie Rae, the senior pastor at a nearby Inter-Faith Chapel. He wrote: For today’s congregational message I would like to offer a song that I […]
There’s a joke that says if you want to hear God laugh tell [Him] God your plans. I do not like that joke and heartedly disagree with the image it suggests. I do believe we can experience God laughing, but never at us, only with us, as we advance in grace. Think about this scene […]
Once there was a little doll of salt. The little salt doll had an urge to see the world and set off to see it. Then one day she came to the edge of the sea. “What are you?” she asked. “Touch me and you will find out,” the sea answered. So the little salt […]
In Matthew 28:16-20 we read that when the disciples saw Jesus, “they worshipped, but they doubted.” Is this not an amazing sentence? In the actual physical presence of Jesus, his disciples doubted. Yet when Jesus approached them, he trusted them so much he sent them on the mission dear to his heart. “Go, therefore, and […]
All these words can describe various times in our lives. We can be shattered, or broken, or torn to pieces by choices we make or by the decisions of others. Sometimes our choices may bring regrets years later and maybe it’s too late to change. How do we deal with the guilt or the sadness? […]
Experiencing difficulty in breathing is one of the warning signs of Covid-19. Experiencing shortness of breath, gasping to take in air can lead to a panic reaction. Take a breath or merely the word, breathe, are suggestions we have heard or even said to ourselves during stressful moments. In Hebrew the Spirit of God is […]