Honoring our Indigenous Sisters and Brothers
Patricia Breen McNeil
November 28, 2024
The month of November can be a complicated month for lots of reasons from family gatherings to the origins of the holiday.
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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/
The Ingredients of Forgiveness
Patricia Breen McNeil
November 19, 2024
One of the most powerful examples Jesus taught his followers was how to forgive—for Jesus forgave his very executioners from the wood of the cross.
Remembering Our Veterans
Patricia Breen McNeil
November 11, 2024
For women and men who served in our nation’s armed forces, they often made the greatest sacrifice—their own lives—to protect our freedoms and service in dangerous situations.
Celebrating and Remembering the Dead
Patricia Breen McNeil
November 4, 2024
The celebration of All Souls’ Day reunites two realities–the living and the dead.
Just Keep Showing Up
Patricia Breen McNeil
October 24, 2024
Prayer, at its most basic form, is about two things: authentic friendship and continuing to show up.
Teresa, the Tenacious, Pray for Me!
Patricia Breen McNeil
October 15, 2024
If I had one word to describe St. Teresa of Avila it would be tenacious.
The Holy Family Was a Family of Refugees
Patricia Breen McNeil
September 29, 2024
September 29 is known as the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. May we not forget what the Holy Family endured while finding ways to work for greater justice for those fleeing their country.