Articles on Community
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Saint Bonifacia’s Ordinary Way
Today’s post is by Mary van Balen The liturgical calendar in early August celebrates the lives of three women saints: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), St. Clare, and Saint Bonifacia Rodriguez y Castro. If you’re like me, you’re familiar with the first two. But who was the third, Saint Bonifacia? Her memorial…
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Running Alone
Today’s post is by Jeff Nelson Ever since I was in seminary (close to 15 years ago), I’ve tried to maintain a regular workout regimen. For most of this stretch, I have refused to exercise around other people. The times when I’ve done so have made me self-conscious, and I convinced myself it would be…
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Hospitality
Hospitality is the way we turn around a prejudiced world one heart at a time. Hospitality binds the world together. ~Joan Chittister
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Pilgrimage: The Way of the Heart
Article by Carole Crumley (in January 2017 eNews) This past month, it seems that everything in my life has been in motion. Trips to stores, shops, the post office have multiplied exponentially. Precious visits to family and friends have kept us on the road. Christmas scripture readings have magnified this sense of movement. A young…
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Widening circles
I live in widening circles That reach out across the world. ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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Conscious of our Treasures
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton Wilder