Priest reflects on how to see the Holy Spirit at work || Faced with life-changing decisions, as people of faith we’re supposed to ask the Holy Spirit for guidance. But how can we know for sure the ideas that pop into our heads are from God? Obviously, when the choice is between good and bad, […]
Cecil Zamora, a migrant worker in Taiwan, learns to forgive by helping others || Cecil Zamora could easily be a bitter person. Born in Cebu City, in the Philippines, she was abandoned by her parents when she was just 15 days old. But, she says, “I grew up and matured with a compassionate heart for […]
Various writers share their thoughts and experiences on the way of forgiveness || “Let us forgive each other,” wrote Leo Tolstoy. “Only then will we live in peace.” The Way of Forgiveness: Readings for a Peaceful Life is third in a series of books on virtues that transform our lives. First came...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts || FAITH NOT FEAR The January/February 2019 Spirit of Mission column, “Faith in time of turmoil,” by Father Joseph R. Veneroso was one of the best pieces of writing I have ever read in MARYKNOLL magazine. The story of the conversion of photographer...
Even when we feel far from God, God never leaves us || When inviting people to come to church, I sometimes hear: “I can’t go to church; I’m too big a sinner.” This is like saying, “I can’t go to the hospital; I’m too sick.” It’s not that people don’t want forgiveness as much as […]
Partner in Mission dedicates himself to propagating the Golden Rule || My friend Ray Kalainikas has a banner hanging in front of his house boldly advertising the Golden Rule: “Treat every human being as you would want to be treated.” Ray says, “Wouldn’t it be life-changing if everyone put the Golden...
Jean Bosco Rutagengwa tells how he and fiancée survived Rwandan genocide || “I could sense fear in my fiancée’s voice. Fear as I had never felt it before. ‘They are here; they are surrounding the house,’ she was whispering, her voice trembling. I knew who ‘they’ were: The killers . . . I was about...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts || JOINT EMPATHY I join you in your empathy for refugees. Charity demands a positive response to their plight, and, as you said, it begins with the problems in their native lands, where they would certainly prefer to stay. But there is a problem...
God is with us in our dangers, dilemmas and crises || Unrelenting wave upon wave of sex scandals, incompetence and cover-ups are crashing over the boat that is fast taking on water. It appears the Barque of Peter may be sinking. Through it all, Jesus seems fast sleep—oblivious to our peril. We pray....
