Christians like Dietrich Bonhoeffer offer concrete examples of following Jesus and taking up the Cross, even at great personal risk.
Spirit of Mission
Spirit of Mission: Christ, the fullness of time
The miracle of Christmas is God didn’t just take on our human nature but transformed our chronological time into God’s fullness of time.
Upon this Rock
Last Ash Wednesday we wistfully wondered what we might give up for Lent: Movies? Coffee? Dessert?...
Spirit of Mission: Blessed mourning
Maryknoll priest reflects on mourning for loved ones who have passed away in this time of...
The wisdom of women
Just before starting Mass for the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (a.k.a. New Year’s Day), I gave...
Spirit of Mission: Jesus abandoned
Abandonment was the most unbearable pain Jesus felt while hanging on the cross Every year when...
Recognizing Living Saints Among Us
Priest reflects on how living saints inspire us to be saints and angels for one another || By...
How I Became a Missionary Disciple
Priest reflects on how God was forming him for a life of missionary discipleship I first...
Spirit of Mission: A Woman’s Place
Priest reflects on Jesus visiting the home of his good friends, Mary and Martha, in Bethany ||...
Led by the Spirit?
Priest reflects on how to see the Holy Spirit at work Faced with life-changing decisions,...
We belong to God—and one another
Even when we feel far from God, God never leaves us When inviting people to come to church,...
Faith in time of turmoil
God is with us in our dangers, dilemmas and crises Unrelenting wave upon wave of sex scandals,...
Spirit of Mission: The Greatest Story Ever Lived
Christmas calls us to celebrate God at work in everyday events of human life A young woman, Mary,...
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