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Pentecost: the day the Church caught fire—literally and figuratively. Tongues of flame, a rushing wind, and suddenly a band of bewildered disciples became bold proclaimers of the Gospel.
We live in a broken reality, and a lot of times there isn’t anything we can do to fix it. This helplessness that we feel is a natural part of navigating this broken world.
Jesus is with us now and assures us he will not leave us orphans.
Today, Christian Native Americans seek ways of being equal participants in the life and mission of the Church—as indigenous people.
I was looking forward to meeting a friend at a volleyball game. It had been a disturbing week. When I looked up in the stands, there he was chatting with the source of my disturbance.
From the depth of St. Francis’ relationship with God, he intuited a profound understanding of the human ego.
We crave control. Often we want to be in the driver’s seat of our own lives. But how realistic is that?
There is an old hymn called “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” It speaks of the privilege and comfort of the depth of intimacy Jesus shares with each of us on a personal level; through all the joys and sorrows, ups and downs of life.
“Rich by reason of its poverty.” That phrase was as difficult to understand in Francis’s day as it is in ours. Celano was not pulling this expression out of thin air.
The answer God promises to give to you or me will be unique to each of us.
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