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seven days of salvation
Posted: April 8, 2012 by Julia Walsh in EasterTags: Catholic, Christian living, Christianity, community, Easter, Easter Sunday, Easter Vigil, faith, God, Good Friday, holy thursday, holy week, Hope, Jesus, liturgy, love, nun poetry and art, palm sunday, Peace, photography, poetry, prayer, religion, salvation, spirituality
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On the corner of 12th Ave. and Jefferson
Posted: March 22, 2012 by ecdiedrich in Action: serve as loving presence and act for a new dayTags: Bible, bible study, Catholic, Catholic Workers, Christianity, faith, Finding God, God, Gospel, homelessness, Hope, Jesus, Jesus is God, John 1:1-5, life on the streets, Light and Love, ministry, prayer, religion, scripture, service, simplicity, work
True story shared by guest blogger Liz Diedrich I was happy to see William pull up next to me on his bike. Last I heard he had been stabbed in a fight and I did not know the extent of his injuries. Surprised at the opportunity, I ask him how he was doing. He seems [...]
love in the dark
Posted: March 19, 2012 by Julia Walsh in LentTags: belief, Christian, confusion, darkness, despair, faith, faith struggles, faith without understanding, generousity, God, goodness of God, Hope, Jesus, life challenges, light, love, prayer, religion, repentence, service, sorrow, spirituality, The Simple Way, trust in God, virtues
The actions of Lent lead me through valleys of reflection. As I serve and share I keep thinking and praying. I’ve been wondering: What does love look like in the dark? What is it really like to trust God when things are hard? Why must we go through uncomfortable repentance and detachment to really be [...]
in a cave, prepping for sunrise
Posted: March 14, 2012 by Julia Walsh in LentTags: Adoration, almsgiving, Catholic, change, Christianity, conversion, daily living, dark, desert, faith, fasting, God, Gospel living, growth, hard work, Jesus, Lent, light, ministry, prayer, relationship, religion, service, spirituality, truth, work, writing
I am a slow learner. I hear the sacred invitations of Lent and I still move toward the darkness. My life is busy right now and I wonder if my time with God in the desert is caving in on itself. Is it true that I need to understand darkness to be a child of [...]
The Transfiguration
Posted: March 5, 2012 by skhennessey in LentTags: Bible, camping, Christianity, discipleship, Evelyn Underhill, exhaustion, faith, God, Gospel living, hiking, Jesus, Lent, ministry, mountain, Nicole C. Mullen, prayer, quiet, reflection, religion, rest, retreat, scripture, service, stillness, transfiguration, tried, When I Call On Jesus, work
“Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, ‘Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah’” (Mark 9:5). When I went hiking with a group of junior high students, we were going up a pretty steep mountain and we were having [...]
the weirdness of witnessing
Posted: February 28, 2012 by Julia Walsh in LentTags: apologies, atheism, believing, blog, Catholic, catholic sisters, Christianity, community, confession, DC Talk, desert, discipleship, faith, faith struggles, following jesus, Franciscan Sisters, God, Hope, Jesus, Lent, lifestyles, messing up, prayer, public life, relationships, religion, religious life, religious lifestyles, service, spirituality, st. francis, testimony, trust, witness, writing
It’s not easy living a public life. Sometimes I’d rather be anonymous or just completely unnoticed. It’s a lot of pressure because those who know that I am a Franciscan sister, a Christian and a modern follower of Jesus are paying attention to my moves. What type of picture am I painting about what radical Christian [...]
“What if it’s too hard?!”
Posted: January 25, 2012 by Julia Walsh in discipleshipTags: alternative living, Catholic, Catholic schools, Chicago, Christianity, counter cultural, Desmond Tutu, Education, faith, following jesus, forgive, forgiveness, God, high school, Hope, Jesus, peacemaking, prayer, religion, religion class, spirituality, teaching, teens, the cross, The Way, trust in God, urban ministry, Youth
My students are brilliant. They endure so much and remain hopeful and faithful. Prayers of gratitude pour out of them easier than on-time assignments. Every day I hear praise that God gave them another day. It’s amazing to me. But, it shouldn’t be. They’re teenagers and they know they have a life of greatness ahead [...]
Resolute acceptance
Posted: January 5, 2012 by Steven Cottam in Kingdom of GodTags: accepting grace, Christianity, conversion, faith, God, God loves you, Hope, New Year's reflections, New Year's Resolutions, No New Year's Resolutions, Paul Tillich, prayer, religion, rosaries, service, spirituality, transform, transformation, why resolutions, You are accepted
Guest blogger: Steven Cottam Grace strikes us when we are in great pain and restlessness… it strikes us when year after year, the longed for perfection of life does not appear, when the old compulsions reign within us as they have for decades, when despair destroys all joy and courage. Sometimes at that moment a [...]
