Our Advent waiting is not the passive acceptance of reality as we currently perceive it, but an active and creative collaboration with others, preparing our hearts and our world for the coming of Christ.
Month: November 2016
Being Thankful and Giving Thanks
The past few years, and 2016 in particular, have seen a wealth of Thanksgiving-connected memes, tweets, and other things pointing out ironies between current events or attitudes, and what exactly Americans are celebrating on Thanksgiving. […]
Misericordia et Misera: The Year of Mercy is Over, May it Continue Forever.
On this, the closing of the Extraordinary Year of Mercy in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis released his latest encyclical letter, Misericordia et Misera. It is a relatively short letter (around 15 pages printed) and gets […]
Reflections For Sunday: The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
By Karen Enriquez Readings for the Solemnity of Christ the King On this Feast of the Christ the King, I do not know what to say as I continue to search for words to fully […]
Moving Forward in Love: 6 Tips to Address Polarization and Exclusion
The powerful words of Pope Francis at the 2016 Consistory ought to give all Americas pause. Coming less than two weeks after the contentious presidential election, the Pope’s homily, based on the reading from St. […]
A SANCTUARY…CHURCH…CAMPUS…COMMUNITY
In the year 399 in Constantinople, the wealthy government official Eutropius, a man known for his lavish lifestyle and attempts to strip churches of their right to serve as a sanctuary for the persecuted, entered […]
Finding Wisdom in the Past: Rev. Martin Niemoeller
In the wake of news that an openly anti-Catholic, misogynist, anti-Muslim and racist man, Stephen Bannon, has been appointed “Chief Strategist” to President-Elect Trump, I felt the urge to reflect on one of the many voices who shape […]
DT Podcast Episode 29 – Rabbi Abraham Skorka
Season 2 of the podcast comes to an end with this very special episode featuring Rabbi Abraham Skorka! He was visiting Saint Leo University for a series of presentations on Catholic-Jewish dialogue, so he graciously […]
Risking Our Significance: A Review of Polarization in the U.S. Catholic Church
When I was a high school campus minister, I had several students who would come into my office and ask: “I have this friend who is gay, but their church tells her it is a […]
On Conscience: A Voting Guide from “A Man for All Seasons”
Near the end of the classic movie and screenplay about St. Thomas More, “A Man for All Seasons,” More finds himself imprisoned for not signing King Henry VIII’s Act of Succession. More will not reveal to […]
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