Look for positive possibilities and ways to partner them into greater probability -- excerpt from a letter from a climate activist and organizer Meg Wheatley and David Spangler taught me about living in a world of possibilities. We could say, inspired by the poet...

In the first reading this Sunday from the Book of Wisdom it says: “For he fashioned all things that they might have being; and the creatures of the world are wholesome, and there is not a destructive drug among them nor any domain of the netherworld on earth, for...

On the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, when the times are anything but “ordinary,” the scripture readings draw attention to prophets. Prophets with a capital P come to mind: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezechiel and other Hebrew Prophets; John the Baptist; Jesus himself who,...

When Pope Francis came to the US after Laudato Si' to speak to the US Congress, he lifted up Martin Luther King, Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton as leaders for us to follow.  Thomas Merton wrote the following on Ecological Conscience... - mv Do not depend on the hope of...

In his noon address today on 24 June 2018, Pope Francis reminded us: ‘Nothing Is Impossible for God’ . God does not depend on our logic and our limited human capacities.  Prepare to be amazed, surprised and full of gratitude!  We should dream and prepare, even when we...

Vatican Media Screenshot - Pope Listening As Zenit's Deborah Castellano Lubov Asks Question On Papal Flight In truth – in the collective subconscious there is an ugly motto to exploit (many developing and low income areas, where people cannot defend their interests as...

Towards a Participatory Society: New Roads to Social and Cultural Integration  Participants in a Vatican meeting on the participatory society addressed the theme by first defining the concepts of social participation, combating exclusion and social and cultural...

Reflection from Richard Rohr, Sunday, June 24, 2018 One of the great themes of the Bible, beginning with the Hebrew Scriptures and continued by Jesus and Paul, is “the preferential option for the poor.” I call it “the bias toward the bottom.” The Hebrew people’s...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Europe should stop exploiting Africa and invest in ways that benefit the continent more, including by sharing mineral wealth more equitably, Pope Francis said. Pope Francis talks during an exclusive interview with Reuters at the Vatican June...

Is our climate work and activism adequate, as Pope Francis says, avoiding resignation in our faith and goals, and trust in inadequate solutions?  Pope Francis' questions help us discern what we will do with the limited time we have.   Is what we are focusing on...

Faith leaders’ invitation to join the Season of Creation June 2018 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, “But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of...