May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026

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.

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May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026

Praying for Courage

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

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May 13, 2026
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May 13, 2026

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.

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May 12, 2026
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May 12, 2026

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.

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May 11, 2026
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May 11, 2026

A Small and Hidden Life

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

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May 10, 2026
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May 10, 2026

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.

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May 9, 2026
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May 9, 2026

Keep Listening and Keep Looking

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

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May 8, 2026
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May 8, 2026

Different Forms of Love

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

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May 7, 2026
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May 7, 2026

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.

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May 6, 2026
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May 6, 2026

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.

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May 5, 2026
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May 5, 2026

Christ In Us Brings Healing

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

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May 4, 2026
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May 4, 2026

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.

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May 3, 2026
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May 3, 2026

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.

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May 2, 2026
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May 2, 2026

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. 

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May 1, 2026
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May 1, 2026

Beauty in Difference

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

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April 30, 2026
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April 30, 2026

You Belong to God

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

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April 29, 2026
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April 29, 2026

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.

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April 28, 2026
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April 28, 2026

Absence is Not Destructive

When the place where God dwells in you is intimately connected with the place where God dwells in the other, the absence of the other person is not destructive.

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April 27, 2026
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April 27, 2026

Going Deeper

There are many doors…. that give you chances to leave the journey.

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April 26, 2026
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April 26, 2026

Seeing Jesus in Your True Self

You complain that it is hard for you to pray, to experience the love of Jesus. But Jesus dwells in your fearful, never fully received self.

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