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During my retreat, one of a number of things that came to mind as describing God’s invitation to me came from one of our original documents, written by our founder, Fr. Jean-Pierre Medaille, SJ and published in 1672. Here is a brief excerpt from the “Maxims of Perfection”: As for your zeal, it will always . . . → Read More: True zeal or “righteous” anger? Dear friends, Those of you who make regular spiritual retreats will relate to that summary of the retreat I finished today. God is good, no surprises there. Thank you for your prayers…I’m sure I got exactly what I need to sustain me for the next piece of the journey. I’ll be unpacking some of the . . . → Read More: There are no words… Is change a dirty word to you? I know, all of us have our moments when we embrace change, and then there are the moments when we resist it. I am no exception, though it seems to me that my intellectual curiosity and my identity as a Sister of St. Joseph always called to . . . → Read More: “See, I am doing something new!” (Is. 43) This was the theme for a conference sponsored by New Ways Ministry held over the weekend. It was a deep privilege for me to be part of a wonderful planning committee and to be a facilitator for the conference. A sacred time of sharing the personal and communal challenges concerning the issue of lesbian religious, . . . → Read More: Courage and Community – Coming Out and Coming Home Ahh…the schedule of college students…a CLC meeting at 9pm followed by Mass at 10. Six a.m. came early for me today…but I digress… Our question for reflection last night was about mission, what is my sense of my own mission, how does God invite me to enflesh the mission of Jesus? Now, it is quite . . . → Read More: A little somethin’ extra As some of you know, I’ve been reading Carter Heyward’s “Saving Jesus from Those Who Are Right,” though work has kept me from doing much of this… Work has also kept me from a fresh post in over a week, so I must resort to throwing out a topic for conversation without doing a fuller . . . → Read More: Another Carter Heyward quote for reflection Perhaps it is a little ironic to be asking this question at a time when it takes very little in the public discourse of the U.S. to “spark” controversy. So let me be clear – that is NOT the spark I’m writing about here. Rather, I mean, what is it in your interior life (if . . . → Read More: Where’s the spark? As my brother Dave pointed out in his comment on my last post, even President Obama as a candidate in 2008 used a “gun metaphor” in response to Republican attacks, speaking of bringing a gun to a knife fight. In my opinion, here is a great opportunity for Pres. Obama to lead by example, not . . . → Read More: A new moment? Happy 2011! I chuckle to think of the image of “wiping the slate clean” as a metaphor to beginning a new year, as I know slate boards in classrooms are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Still the idea of second chances and starting fresh is appealing to me as I reflect on what . . . → Read More: Celebrate mutuality As we approach the feast of Christmas, I find myself reflecting on the profound self-gift of God in the historical Jesus. And I also find myself challenged to respond to God’s invitation to radical engagement in today’s world, which seems in many ways to be every bit as broken as it was in Jesus’ time. . . . → Read More: Authenticity in a broken world |
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