“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah, 1:4-5 The great sense of being known, being held in love, being desired is something we all (…)
January 2022
Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been (…)
“It is my right to choose!” Some will go even further and call it their God-given right. It has come up often in the pandemic—innocuously regarding medical procedure masks in stores or much more seriously regarding vaccination. Franciscans think highly of freedom, but we (…)
The New Year has quickly taken off. We may still be relishing in the days of cheer of Christmas past. We may be stumbling through how to move forward with goals or resolutions. We may be stuck in a snow drift of uncertainty. We (…)
