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Day: April 15, 2021

Ignatian Family Teach in for Justice 2021

REGISTRATION UPDATE: WE’RE GOING HYBRID! October 16 | VirtualNovember 6-8 | Washington Hilton | Washington, D.C. Save the date for the largest annual Catholic social justice conference in the U.S. Get ready to be inspired and energized to work for a“faith that does justice”! Registration and the IFTJ site will

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What Does Mark 6:31 Mean?

He told them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest for a while,” because so many people were coming and going that they didn’t even have time to eat. Verse ThoughtsThe responsibilities, busyness, stresses, and strains of simply living, can cause each of us to neglect what

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Fanny Crosby and the Story Behind “Blessed Assurance”

Her love for Jesus and her commitment to the poor helped her overcome her affliction and has blessed generations – with over 3000 hymns! by John C. Odean Yesterday our offertory hymn was the classic hymn “Blessed Assurance” by prolific hymn writer Fanny Crosby. It was so beautifully performed by our

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21-Day Catholic Environmental Justice Challenge

APRIL 23-MAY 16 Walk with other Catholics as we learn, pray, and take action for environmental justice.  In his encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis invites all people to act on behalf of creation. This call to action is grounded in the principle of integral ecology—the idea that environmental, social, political, and

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A Report on the ISN Teach-In For Justice 2021

Imagining A Path Forward: Reflection. Reckoning. Kinship. By Michael L. BarrettSocial Media Coordinator, Justice & Peace Committee Our Faith on Fire for Justice The first weekend of November, Activists from Jesuit Institutions from across our Nation came to bear witness on issues of Social Justice that need immediate attention.  Jesuit

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The Sixth Sunday of Easter

In yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus used the agricultural analogy of a vine to teach us that two lessons:  a)     There must be regular pruning of fruitless branches. b)    Branches that remain close to the vine will bear fruit.  The first lesson, that of pruning, hit home for me personally. I’m wearing a cap on

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

Greetings on a sunny afternoon. Fr. Brian was indisposed this week so we were unable to video our weekly chat of ‘The Thought.’ The buck got passed back to me and here I am taking my pulse on how I am feeling in our world at the moment… Continue on

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

In yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus used the agricultural analogy of a vine to teach us that two lessons:  a)     There must be regular pruning of fruitless branches. b)    Branches that remain close to the vine will bear fruit.  The first lesson, that of pruning, hit home for me personally. I’m wearing a cap on

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

Greetings on a sunny afternoon. Fr. Brian was indisposed this week so we were unable to video our weekly chat of ‘The Thought.’ The buck got passed back to me and here I am taking my pulse on how I am feeling in our world at the moment… Continue on

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