Our personal and social worlds have been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic. I am thankful to still have my health, but the loss of community and routine due to social distancing and isolation has been troubling. When I go through periods where my world is shaken, I...
This brief reflection will focus on the readings of July 29th. The theme of bread is recurrent in the Bible. Three of the four readings today focus on bread. Bread is food for the body but Jesus made it food for the soul. We begin with Elijah feeding a large crowd...
In the Book of Sirach, we hear God saying that he “sets before you fire and water to whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand.” In this case, choosing the water is following God’s way. By stretching forth your hand into the fire, which is not...
The Doubting Thomas story in the Gospel of John is connected to another story in the Bible. Both stories illuminate the nature of how Jesus is open to us and, at the same time, seeks us out. In John, Jesus appears and says to Thomas, who has not seen or believed the...
My path to becoming an Associate has been a long and winding road. After graduating high school in June 2007, I briefly attended courses at a community college but soon realized that was not the path I was to follow. (I have Cerebral Palsy, which limits my ability to...
