Accompanying the Dear Neighbor
In this Lent, I am sensitive to Jesus’ invitation to follow Him. As a part of this invitation, I am called to be more aware of “my desert”, the reality of life in my neighborhood, my town, my nation.
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Reflections
Our charism is rooted in our spirituality. We invite members of the family of Joseph to share their personal reflections about spirituality and mission to inspire, uplift and educate.
Just Be
This Lenten season, I am being asked to do things that I never thought I could do, things that I thought were beyond my strength and ability to do, and a number of other things that I had not planned are happening one after another, but I try to answer “Yes” to these things without saying “I can’t.”
Choosing Hope and Tuna Tostadas
When Fuel the Body, Fuel the Soul met in February, Sister Rosario Bobadilla showed participants her recipe for homemade tuna tostadas. Following the recipe, Sister Lynn Levo gave a presentation entitled, “Choosing Hope, Not Despair.”
Oneness in Lent
What shall I give up this Lent? How shall I pray this Lent? Familiar questions, yes, but in these times might these questions need new answers?
Softening Our Hearts
Lent has a way of bringing us face to face with the “Great If.” There is a choice we make every Lent. A choice to hear the voice of God – or not.
Pondering Lent
We know that Lent is the season of the church year during which we draw closer to God in preparation for Christ’s resurrection at Easter. Prayer, fasting and almsgiving, the three pillars of Lent, are intended to increase our reliance on Jesus and open space in our hearts for God to fill.
Prayer for a Change in Consciousness
We are all called to be contemplatives in action. Our individual lives, our communities and our era in time continue to strain toward or yearn for grounding in the Divine that guides us in action.
Table Fellowship and Oatmeal Pancakes
When Fuel the Body, Fuel the Soul met on December 14, Sister Monica Kleffner showed participants her recipe for Oatmeal Pancakes. Following the recipe, Sister Sally Harper gave a presentation entitled, “Jesus, the Host with the Most.”
Advent: Incarnating Love
I think my favorite line in any Christmas carol is “Fall on your knees!” That’s from “O Holy Night,” a French carol written in 1847. The song can be profoundly prayerful for us whether we are from the most traditional or the most avant-garde strains of spirituality. The essence is profound awe at the love of God.
Advent: Information or Faith
Advent introduces us to Luke’s writing about Zechariah, an angel and Mary. Going between the lines we learn how these three characters reacted to the news of the Messiah’s birth.