Spirituality

In a society that values self-fulfillment, it's easy to believe that happiness depends on achievement.

"Pope Leo: What would Jesus do today? Jesus, the Palestinian Jew — he would stand in the hunger line. I'm sure of it. Where should we stand, as his followers?" writes Sr. Magda Bennásar in a public letter to Pope Leo XIV.

Ethical frameworks are needed to guide posthuman life toward robust, sustainable futures, but theology and spirituality can only contribute meaningfully if they adequately engage human evolution.

Scripture for Life: What is our call from these Scriptures? Perhaps it is to let ourselves be tamed — over and again — by God and those whom God loves. 

During these days of feeling disappointment, frustration and at times helplessness, Sr. Joyce Meyer believes it would help all of us to keep in mind the importance of joy.

Scripture for Life: Today's liturgy invites us to learn how to take hold of the freedom we have and to help it grow like bamboo, the fastest growing and one of the most useful plants on Earth. To do this, we need to cultivate new attitudes through asking and answering serious questions. 

Scripture for Life: Many times, we ask, "What would Jesus say?" In this case, we have an answer in today's Gospel. The disciples ask, "Teach us to pray."

Scripture for Life: When communications media bring the world into our homes and onto our phones, our sense of being neighbors has become global. Our neighbor is anyone we bother to see.