Knowing Ourselves (Kindly)

This week in the Hope for the Journey series, Fr. Javier reflects on the nature of God’s love: “When it comes to telling the truth about ourselves, we would prefer to edit the footnotes and clean up the margins… We call this a kindness: at its best, it is an attempt to see ourselves and others in the best possible light. But to do so leaves something to be desired. We cannot really love that which we do not also aim to know.”
Continue readingA March on Washington

This week in the Hope for the Journey series, Fr. George looks back to the 1963 March on Washington.
Continue readingAs the Feast of the Epiphany Comes to a Close (Response to Events at U.S. Capitol)

This week in the Hope for the Journey series, Fr. Javier reflects on the Feast of the Epiphany and today’s events at the U.S. Capitol.
Continue readingInhabiting Prayer

This week in the Hope for the Journey series, Fr. Javier reflects on the habit of prayer: “the prayers of the Daily Office are not good simply because they are ancient, beautiful, or wise. They are good when we pour our lives into them—when we turn them into a home, so to speak, creating a space for communion with God as we begin to pray in earnest.”
Continue readingThe Power of Hope

This week in the Hope for the Journey series, Fr. George reflects on the legacy of John Lewis.
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