Dear friends,

This weekend we prepare to celebrate The Fourth of July. I find myself moved especially by gratitude for freedom. When I contemplate the Syrian refugees on the quest for a homeland where they can be free, I feel very grateful for a freedom that I was born

Dear friends,

Today at Eucharist we are going to celebrate Earth Day! Theologian Elizabeth Johnson cites a passage from the Book of Job that captures the spirit of the day: “Ask the animals and let them teach you, the birds of the air will tell you the truth. Listen to the plants of the earth and learn from them: let the fish of the sea become your teachers.

Dear friends,

Did you ever think of yourself as on a Mission of Mercy?  

This past Tuesday December 8, Pope Francis opened the Jubilee Year with the call to put mercy before judgment. 

Dear friends,

As we celebrate Easter, poet James Broughton invites us to “Honeymoon with Big Joy!”

Easter Exultet
Shake out your qualms.

Dear Friends,

Today’s readings celebrate two special women. In the first reading, the hungry Elijah begs a woman for a cup of water and some bread. She and her son are starving and have just enough bread for a final meal before they anticipate dying from starvation.