Holding On

In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on what it means to hold on to hope in a grieving world.
Continue readingKnowing our History: Blessed Henry Beard Delany

This week in the Hope for the Journey series, Fr. Javier reflects on the legacy of Blessed Henry Beard Delany (1858-1928).
Continue readingCracked Cisterns and Living Water

This week in the Hope for the Journey series, Fr. Javier reflects on the true source of our self-worth: “What would it look like for you to look to something other than the fleeting things of this world for your validation? What would it look like to see yourself as God sees you—precious in God’s sight, a beloved child of God?”
Continue reading“He brought us out from there in order to bring us in…”

Today in the Hope for the Journey series, Fr. Javier reflects on what observing Lent might look like this year: “Just what is God bringing you out of, this season? And what new thing might God be inviting you into?”
Continue readingSaved by the Bell (Or, better said, the Magnificat)

This week in the Hope for the Journey series: what does a 90s sitcom have to do with the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple?
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