It Is Too Little: When God Invites Us Into More
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What does God want from you? Service? Obedience? Or, is it something more, something more relational, more intimate?
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Being God's Beloved
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Do you know, really know, that you’re God’s beloved? When we let God’s love sink in, it can give us peace, courage, and a bigger heart for others. As the new year begins, can you claim your belovedness and see how it changes the way you live, pray, and care for the people around you?
Read MoreA Star for Everyone: Epiphany, the Magi, and Our Call to Belong to Each Other
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The story of the magi is familiar—but what if there’s more to it than kings and gifts? This Epiphany, we’ll explore the story of the magi and discovers a deeper truth: Christ comes for all people, and we all belong to Christ. Enter into this gentle reflection on belonging, welcome, and the call to unity in a divided world.
Read MoreGod, Give Us a Sign!
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What does it mean to ask God for a sign—and how do we recognize God’s presence when we’re living with uncertainty? This Fourth Week of Advent reflection explores the story of King Ahaz, the promise of Emmanuel, and the deeply human desire for reassurance that God is with us. Drawing connections between Isaiah’s prophecy and the birth of Christ, this meditation reflects on how God often meets us through peace, people, moments of clarity, and quiet grace. A thoughtful Advent reflection for anyone seeking discernment, comfort, and hope as Christmas approaches, reminding us that the greatest sign God gives is presence itself—then, now, and always.
Read MoreWaiting in Joyful Hope
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We can be filled with hope and wonder at Advent again because the Christ, God-with-us. Is. Still. With. Us. And has never left us. We long for this presence, and maybe that longing is the root of all our longings, and each year as Advent brings us to Christmas, we can remember that God does bring fulfillment to our longing.
Read MoreChrist the King in an Age of No Kings
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I wonder if this feast of Christ the King is as much about Christ’s leadership as it is about our call to serve. As Christ’s disciples, we use our gifts in the service of mission and, like Christ, we use any power we have to serve people.
Read MoreAll Bad Things Come to an End
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God is with us however we are — when we feel like quitting or when we persevere, when we feel happy or just way less sad. If the world is ending, God is in that, and if it’s not but it just feels pretty desolate, God’s with us in that too. However we find ourselves these days, I hope we can turn toward God in love and trust.
Read MoreWe Are God's Temple
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We are the living, breathing temples of the Holy One, and so we advocate on behalf of the Holy One for the vulnerable and oppressed people around us. We will flip all the tables until everyone has a place at the table.
Read MoreThe Souls of the Just Are in the Hand of God
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For this week’s reflection, we’re trying something new! Rather than a homily or sermon-type of reflection, Sr. Leslie Keener and Sr. Alice Gerdeman will have a faith-sharing conversation about the First Reading for All Souls Day, which is from the Book of Wisdom. We hope that, as we share, the Holy Spirit speaks to you too!
Read MoreWho Are You Before God?
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God wants us as we are. No bravado, no discarding our own worth. God receives us – all that we are, our past, our present, our brokenness and giftedness — the whole of each of us. God loves us however we show up. And God always shows up for us.
Read MoreStanding Together – and Resting in God
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The more that I, and we, live and grow into the fullness of being to which God calls us, the more we belong to God and ourselves. When we belong like that, we’ll find belonging wherever we are.
Read MoreBelonging Wherever We Are
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The more that I, and we, live and grow into the fullness of being to which God calls us, the more we belong to God and ourselves. When we belong like that, we’ll find belonging wherever we are.
Read MoreStir into Flame
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Even if we aren’t feeling it and we sort of quiet quit our spiritual lives for a minute, God never quits on us. The Holy Spirit will fuel and fan our fires and stir up our spiritual lives. So, Beloved, stir into flame the gift of God that you have, or just be patient. God will stir it up soon enough.
Read MoreAfflicting the Comfortable
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Prophets comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, and maybe that's what our prophets are doing -- afflicting us until we shift our expectations and attitudes. Attitude shifts are often uncomfortable for me, but that’s okay. A little discomfort never hurt me and, in fact, sometimes it helps me to grow.
Read MoreBe Trustworthy and Prudent, Virtuous and Shrewd
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There’s probably never been a time when there weren’t deceitful people, but our present age feels particularly corrupt. As we acknowledge this and negotiate it as best we can, we can be single-hearted in following God and loving other people. Thanks be to God for prudence and guidance and for the gift of each other for support and care.
Read MoreWhy Do We Exult in the Cross?
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As we commemorate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we might wonder why we celebrate the cross, a symbol of suffering and death. I don’t know about you, but when I’m in the midst of my own pain, my first reaction is not to praise it. Why would I rejoice in it? Let’s see what the Spirit has to say to us about the crosses in our lives . . .
Read MoreWhat's Your Plan, Disciple?
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It seems like Jesus is asking us to make a strategy around our discipleship, planning like we would do if we were doing a building project. But how do you plan in the spiritual life, especially as a finite human in the face of the omniscient mystery of God?
Read MoreTransformation Inside and Out, Summer Reflection
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Jesus is calling us to alignment between our attitudes and our actions, an authentic living out of our faith. He's interested in transforming the whole of us, and if we’re open, we allow that transformation to happen, just as it happened to him.
Read MoreGod's Big Wasteful Love, Summer Reflection
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What if we stopped worrying about worthiness? God, with great pleasure, wastes God’s big, crazy love on us, like a giant waterfall. What if we were to simply receive God’s abundant love and mercy?
Read MoreBe Opened, Summer Reflection
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This week we encounter Jesus as he heals a deaf person with the words, “Be opened.” His invitation to openness shows that the problem isn’t an illness that can be cured but a closedness that can opened. How open are you when it comes to speaking your truth? When it comes to listening to others? How open is your heart?
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