A journey, not a checkbox
My daughter was begging me to let her skip religious education earlier this month. "Whyyyyyyy do I have to go?" she asked me. "Because it's good to learn about Jesus," I answered. "But I already know EVERYTHINNNGGG about Jesus," she pleaded with me. "Sweetie," I said patiently (for real, it was a good day for me), "We never know everything about Jesus. He is not a subject like history to understand, He is a person with whom we have a relationship. Our relationships are never really finished until death." I was pretty proud of this answer. Bonus points for bringing ...
And they’ll know we are Christians
Happy All Saints Day! It has been a whirlwind of getting back to school, going from hot to less hot weather, and celebrating the big and little things in life! A short reflection for this All Saints day -- as Christians we are called to be salt to the earth -- to add flavor. And I would like to suggest my favorite flavor -- joy! Joy is a way to recognize that we are sojourners in this world and that we anticipate something so great as to minimize what we experience here on earth. Joy can be manifested differently for ...
Be Opened
In today's Gospel Jesus encounters someone who cannot hear nor speak. His words of healing are not "Be healed", "Be fixed" or even "Work!" He says "Be opened" I pray for the same, Lord let me be opened to your love, your grace, your forgiveness, Your gifts, your cross, your lessons Your promise.. of eternal life! ...
