On Being Tempted

Colleen Arnold, MD January 19, 2024

Jesus was tempted in the desert by the devil. He was tired and hungry after his 40-day fast. Satan knew he was weakened and susceptible. The same happens with us.

Enneagram Fours often frequent the past to explore feelings which can lead to emotional awareness and wonderful creative expression, but sometimes they can also get stuck in the past or their own nostalgia.

Heritage for Children?

Kathy Coffey January 17, 2024

Climate change dovetails with other social justice issues because it has the worst effects on the poorest

‘That They All May Be One’

Shannon K. Evans January 16, 2024

Let’s pray today for unity among world religions, that we can grow in love, mercy, and eternal truth together.

Your Life Is Never God’s Plan B

Patricia Breen McNeil January 15, 2024

Friend, your life is never God’s plan B. His will for your life is not second-best. The dreams God put on your heart are not leftovers or afterthoughts.

Sermon on the Plain

Maureen O'Brien January 14, 2024

In Luke 6:35, we read Jesus’ words, “Love your enemies and do good to them.” Though the word enemy is strong, it includes anyone who we feel is in opposition to us. Who might that be today?

Always Fresh, Always New, Always Beginning Again

Bruce Epperly January 11, 2024

Francis of Assisi’s first biographer, Thomas of Celano, said that the saint was “always fresh, always new, always beginning again.” Francis was always doing something new and surprising to serve God and the world.

Spiritually Blind Since Birth

Colleen Arnold, MD January 10, 2024

Imagine the blind man when Jesus cured him, clearly viewing the world for the first time. Imagine the wonder of seeing the sparkling sun after you had only felt it on your skin before; or of seeing your parents’ loving faces or the remarkable colors in the garden.