Under the shelter of the Guadalupana, Latin Americans and Mexicans have become stronger in our fights and we have sympathized with those most in need because we have accepted the mystery of God in our lives.
Under the shelter of the Guadalupana, Latin Americans and Mexicans have become stronger in our fights and we have sympathized with those most in need because we have accepted the mystery of God in our lives.
The deaths of martyrs can feel like total loss. But we are a people of unreasonable hope…that beyond the violence and chaos in this world is the reign of God.
The deaths of martyrs can feel like total loss. But we are a people of unreasonable hope…that beyond the violence and chaos in this world is the reign of God.
We are faced with the task of undoing all that which binds us to the ways and means of Empire and severs us from covenant with the divine, with creation, and with our fellow human beings.
We are faced with the task of undoing all that which binds us to the ways and means of Empire and severs us from covenant with the divine, with creation, and with our fellow human beings.
[Today's readings] invite us to do more than see and judge; they require us to act, to make connections and to put into practice what we say we believe...
[Today's readings] invite us to do more than see and judge; they require us to act, to make connections and to put into practice what we say we believe...
For there is no difference between Jews and Samaritans, disabilities and abilities, men, women, and children, black, brown, and white bodies. Yes, we are all one in Christ Jesus.
For there is no difference between Jews and Samaritans, disabilities and abilities, men, women, and children, black, brown, and white bodies. Yes, we are all one in Christ Jesus.
When we focus too much on consumption and material wealth, we harm ourselves, we harm others, and we harm creation. We focus on the wrong things, letting it pull us away from our relationship with God, and forgetting to step back and set aside time for prayer and for God.
When we focus too much on consumption and material wealth, we harm ourselves, we harm others, and we harm creation. We focus on the wrong things, letting it pull us away from our relationship with God, and forgetting to step back and set aside time for prayer and for God.
Restorative justice respects the dignity of every person, including those who have suffered harm AND those who have caused the harm--isn’t that something God asks of each of us?
Restorative justice respects the dignity of every person, including those who have suffered harm AND those who have caused the harm--isn’t that something God asks of each of us?