A Reflection on Lent

I am sure if they took a poll on one’s favorite liturgical season Lent would most likely not come out on top. In most cases Lent is viewed a sort of a downer. As Ash Wednesday approached I began to reflect on what Lent is really all about. I must honestly admit that while growing up I never thought too highly of Lent.

"I also have to do something" - A Reflection from a Christian Base Community in Nicaragua

“I have a lot of faith in God so I pray that God will keep this project going. But I can’t just pray; I also have to do something.” Doña Socorro, the woman who shared with me this insight, is the coordinator of a daycare for children of low-income parents who work outside the home. The project is one of many carried out by a Christian base community in Nicaragua.

"They have no wine" - A Reflection on Cana and Haiti

“They have no wine.”

The Mystery of Christmas

Advent: The Season of Hope

Two young woman are sharing their reflections on the season of Advent with us.

Advent: The Season of Hope (by Liz Weigel)

All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses For Our Time by Robert Ellsberg is currently one of my favorite books. This book is a source of hope for me and isn’t Advent about Hope? Hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Hope for the birth of a new world order, one where peace and justice reigns.

Discernment as a Means to Life - My CoC Experience (by Rachel Longoria)

Rachel Longoria is a CoC alumna from the August 2009 conference. Rachel is a sophomore at University of St. Thomas Houston TX, majoring in environmental science.

One Year Later - Memories of a Catholics on Call Participant

“The place God calls you is the place where your
deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
— Frederick Buechner

Reflection on the Catholics on Call June 2009 Conference

I had the privilege of attending the Catholics on Call Conference in June 2009. I found the weekend to be a very beneficial opportunity, one I have already suggested to many friends. As a seeker of knowledge and truth regarding my Catholic faith, I was happy to learn more about prayer, the discernment process, and a variety of vocations within the Church. I feel as though many of the contacts I made, both personal and professional, will be valuable in the future.

Karl Rahner on the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The German Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner (1904-1984) was known for his rather dense, academic theological writings. But he also authored a number of meditative spiritual writings that are very inspiring and thought-provoking for our life with God. Today, on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I share with you a selection from one of his writings on the Sacred Heart. Rahner had a deep devotion to the mystery of the pierced heart of Christ and he thought that this was a church devotion that would endure through the ages.