By Sammy Eckrich, Colorado Vincentian Volunteers It is about 3:00 AM. The gentle creaks of the Retreat Center sprinkle the solitary space with sound. In the darkness, I can imagine the thirty or so Arrupe high school students sleeping softly in their rooms not far from my post. At least I hope they are […]
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Being in the Moment: God’s lesson
The Weight of Waiting
By Allison Dethlefs, Franciscan Mission Service The darkness pressed in on me as I fumbled to shut off my alarm. I used to be a morning person, I thought groggily, checking my watch to make sure it was still before 5:00 a.m. But over a year of living in Cochabamba, Bolivia had softened me, […]
From Brokenness to Healing
By Molly Trainor, former Benedictine Volunteer Fourth Sunday of Lent John 9:1, 6-9, 34-38 “I am the light of the world, says the Lord whoever follows me will have the light of life.” Today John tells of Jesus healing a man born blind. When others learn that the man can see, they […]
Grace Meets Us Where We Are
By Melissa Carnall, alumnus of Amate House Third Sunday of Lent John 4:5-15, 19B-26, 39A, 40-42 “One does not live on bread along, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.” Writer Anne Lamott tells us, “Grace meets us where we are, but does not leave us where it […]
Savoring the Graces by the Light of the Moon
By Celina Roybal, alumnus of the St. Joseph Worker Program of Orange, California Second Sunday of Lent Matthew 17:1-9 “From the shining cloud the Father’s voice is heard: This is my beloved Son, hear Him.” In today’s Gospel, the mountain is a place of prayer outside of the everyday world where a luminescent […]