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Live Out of the Heart

Marina Berzins McCoy

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Finding the Leaks

Eric Clayton

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Gratitude Like a Cinematic Slap

Jean Heaton

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While the Game Unfolds

Gretchen Crowder

Mary’s Lesson of the Present Moment

Reflections Vinita Hampton Wright

For most people who celebrate Christmas, this season becomes a time of surviving tasks and events. We spend days, if not weeks, planning parties,...

Gratitude and Solidarity

Reflections Tim Muldoon

Last week I was in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) to learn about the damage wrought by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. These two category...

Jesus Asked Me to Pray He Gets a Home

Reflections Loretta Pehanich

I blasted out of my office with a broken heart and crestfallen face. I needed a break to calm my agitated spirit. As I took...

How Do We Wait?

Reflections Marina Berzins McCoy

Advent is a time of awaiting the Lord. But there are many ways in which we can wait. Zechariah awaited the fulfillment of the angel’s...

Men and Women of Hope

Reflections Cara Callbeck

It seems like most of us have a friend or family member who, despite having lousy luck at times, is nearly always smiling and...

Hope Opens New Horizons

Reflections Rebecca Ruiz

On December 7, 2016, Pope Francis began a catechetical series on Christian hope. He opened with the following words: It is very important, because hope...

Waiting Well

Reflections Cindy Ristroph

“For you, O Lord, my soul in stillness waits; truly my hope is in you.” —Marty Haugen, “My Soul in Stillness Waits,” based on Psalm...

Taking Advent Seriously

Reflections Jim Manney

Years ago, I gave up on Advent. It was hard to maintain the Advent frame of mind (quiet longing for the coming of Christ)...

God’s Grace and Our Efforts

Reflections Vinita Hampton Wright

I have watched myself and other people swing back and forth between two extremes of expectation when it comes to spiritual growth. One expectation is...