God Calls Us to Be Woke
Patricia Breen McNeil
January 30, 2023
Reflect To be “woke” is a term derived from the civil rights movement—it is an invitation to be alert of our own hidden prejudices and
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Patricia Breen McNeil
Patty Breen is a lay minister working in Catholic healthcare living in Southeastern Michigan. A writer and improv actor, she also holds a master's degree in pastoral ministry. Her website is https://patriciabreen.net/
Find the Common Place
Patricia Breen McNeil
January 23, 2023
Reflect Jesus came to the well on a hot day, tired from his long journey. Encountering a Samaritan woman, he began to tell her personal,
Holy In a Different Way
Patricia Breen McNeil
December 30, 2022
Reflect Sometimes life goes much differently than we hoped for or imagined. Divorce is one of those painful experiences many Catholics and others do not
Be a Peacemaker
Patricia Breen McNeil
December 15, 2022
Reflect The familiar hymn “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace,” is often associated with the life and ministry of St. Francis of Assisi. The
Incarnational Waiting
Patricia Breen McNeil
December 2, 2022
Trust in the slow work of God. If we try to control our lives, we will never be at peace. Wait with openness and unclench your fists. Without grasping, receive fully what God has for you.
Bold Disobedience
Patricia Breen McNeil
November 19, 2022
Acting in brave boldness, the Hebrew midwives were disobedient to an evil decree made by the Pharaoh. Imagine what that might have felt like for these women.
God’s Presence Goes with You
Patricia Breen McNeil
November 6, 2022
As the Israelites hurried to escape Egypt, they did not have time to prepare food before beginning their journey. Even so they all went with the most important ingredient—the presence of the living God.