As fearful, anxious, insecure, and wounded people we are tempted constantly to grab a little bit of power that the world around us offers... here and there, now and then. These bits of power make us little puppets jerked up and down on strings until we are dead. henrinouwen.org/meditations/...
The movement from power through strength to power through powerlessness is our call. As fearful, anxious, insecure, and wounded people
But I wonder if ordination is not premature when we still have to address, as Bishop De Smedt of Bruges once called it, the ācurse of clericalism.ā mailchi.mp/e3e25d55f8c0...
The identity that makes you free is anchored beyond all human praise and blame. You belong to God, and it is as a child of God that you are sent into the world. henrinouwen.org/meditations/...
Your true identity is as a child of God. This is the identity you have to accept. Once you have
The visual language of First Nations, Metis and Inuit people in Canada has the capacity to reshape our collective imagination. www.flickr.com/photos/mmmsw...
Legacy Gathering, Nathan Phillips Square
Are we defined by that which we fear, or by what we encounter? St. Francis went to Egypt to talk religion with the Sultan ā a move calculated to end in his death. Instead it ended with prayer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_xG...
YouTube video by Catholic News Service
Regarding women in the priesthood, 83 percent of Catholics in Brazil, 71 percent in Argentina, and 64 percent in the U.S. support the idea. #Synodwww.newsamericasnow.com/catholic-sur...
News Americas, New York, NY, October 1, 2024: A recent survey reveals that many Catholics in Latin America and the U.S. support changes in Church
This National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was significant for Toronto. The Indigenous cultural presence downtown in Canada's largest city just became permanent. Indigenous realities are no longer invisible in the city. @ctzenimprover.bsky.social#Indigenous#TruthandReconciliation#OrangeShirt
Despite the booming economy, the number of Ontarians on social assistance has increased, homelessness is up and the number of homeless encampments across the province is skyrocketing. We need to rethink the entire system. www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
There is one point we probably agree on: the current system isnāt working.
The beauty of life is that it bears fruit long after life itself has come to an end. Jesus says: āIn all truth I tell you, unless a wheat grain falls into the earth and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvestā henrinouwen.org/meditations/...
The great mystery is that all people who have lived with and in the Spirit of God participate through their