Perhaps the hardest thing to remember about Christmas is this: It celebrates the Incarnation, not just the Nativity. The Incarnation is an on-going process of salvation, while the Nativity is…
Weekly Reflection
The message of the Incarnation is not to behold an innocent baby resplendent in inertia, but rather to take sides with a God who agitates for reform and shatters the…
It is in this moment, that we must together forge a Beloved Community – a Beloved community of dignity, abundance and belonging. Where we must say “no” to empire and…
I hope that you come to find that which gives life a deep meaning for you. Something worth living for – maybe even worth dying for, something that energizes you,…
May our slowing down this Advent be our gentle protest against the violence of our rushing world. (Melannie Svoboda, SND)
I think the difference between me and some people is that I'm content to do my little bit. Sometimes people think they have to do big things in order to…
I know that God is using me in ways beyond my comprehension. (Sr. Thea Bowman)
The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself--the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us--that's where it's at. (Jesse Owens)
We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the…
All things share the same breath – the beast, the tree, the man, the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. (Chief Seattle, Susquamish Chief)