Both today's first reading and the life and witness of St. Clare of Assisi, whose feast the Church celebrates today, challenge me to reflect on the call to accompany the poor.||Moses reminds the Israelites how beloved and ...

WE RELY ON GOD'S PROMISE ||The psalmist reminds us that God loves us with his whole heart. "God has granted peace in your borders," reminds me of a line of a Celtic begging prayer: "God to Enclose Me." |This is God, Father ...

He chose us in him, before the foundation of the world,| to be holy and without blemish before him.|The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.|As we continue to contemplate the meaning of our ...

God, we are complicated creatures: reluctant, idealistic, complaining, generous. You know us well. Our secrets don't surprise you. You seek out our hiding places. In crisis and celebrations, you are there. We try to protest: ...