The Gift of Joy and Peace

When we enjoy a good atmosphere in the family, a peaceful mood among friends, or a spirit of cooperation and mutual support in a community, we intuitively know that we did not produce it.

Our Heart: Center of Our Being

I am speaking here about something very, very real. It is about the hidden mystery of the primacy of the heart in our true identity as human beings.

Living in the Light

Lord Jesus,

I come to you to enter into the mystery of your way – the way of discipleship, the way that leads from the cross to new life.

Come Close to God’s Heart

As we come to know, more and more, that we belong to God and are part of the life of God, we also come to know the heart of God.

Praying for Courage

Praying means being constantly ready to let go of your certainty and move on further than where you now are.

Freed From the Bounds of Time

Celebrating means the affirmation of the present, which becomes fully possible only by remembering the past and expecting more to come in the future.

Surprised by Joy

With an eye focused on the poor, a heart trusting that we will get what we need, and a spirit always surprised by joy, we will exercise true power and walk through this valley of darkness performing and witnessing miracles.

A Small and Hidden Life

Discernment reveals new priorities, directions, and gifts from God.

Patient Expectation

We are living in this “little while.” We can live in it creatively when we live it out of solitude, that is, detached from the results of our work.

Keep Listening and Keep Looking

Poverty in all its forms, physical, intellectual, and emotional, is not decreasing. 

Different Forms of Love

Discipleship – giving expression to God’s love – takes many forms. Some people are passionate lovers. Others have an indignant love.

God’s Gentle Guidance

Theological reflection is reflecting on the painful and joyful realities of every day with the mind of Jesus and thereby raising human consciousness to the knowledge of God’s gentle guidance.

Caregiving and Mutuality

To care is the most human of human gestures. It is a gesture that comes forth from a courageous confession of our common need for one another and the grace of compassion that binds us together with brothers and sisters like ourselves who share with us the wonderful and painful journey of life.

Christ In Us Brings Healing

To be living reminders of God, we must be concerned first of all with our own intimacy with God. 

Seeing in a New Light

When Christian community provides sacred space and times for discernment, we will gradually be lifted up into God’s dwelling place and come to see ourselves, our neighbors, and our world in a new light.

Dancing Toward Healing

When our needs lead us to grab desperately for a place, when our unhealed wounds determine the atmosphere around us, we become anxious.

Unmasking Power Games

A theology of weakness is a theology that shows a God weeping for the human race entangled in its power games and angry that these same power games are so greedily used by so-called religious people. 

Beauty in Difference

We all reflect God’s love in different ways. Together we are like a mosaic. 

You Belong to God

Your true identity is as a child of God. This is the identity you have to accept.

When the Body Says No

When you get exhausted, frustrated, overwhelmed, or rundown, your body is saying that you are doing things that are none of your business.