In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on what it takes to make a difference: “It may be that history will call upon you one day to step up to the plate and take a big swing; it may be that your actions on that day will change the course of history. Until that day, let us be faithful in the big little things.”

In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on Psalm 97: “We worship a God of great, and at-times frightening, power—and we trust that, at the end of the day, this God is indeed a God for us. A God who will stand by our side.”

In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. George shares a challenging yet hopeful message from Fr. Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries.

In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier shares about how your contributions make an impact in Cary and beyond: “We cannot help everybody, but we help whom we can, when we can—not just those who fit the mold and look the part of what we would define as ‘deserving’. The works of mercy are just that: mercy. Unearned gifts for those in need, not because they deserve help, but because we are called to serve.”

In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on Trinity Sunday.

In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on Ascension Day: “Yes, we do not get to experience Jesus in the flesh—what a gift that would be! But he has not left us without comfort: he lives on in our hearts as the burning, refining Spirit, a vision and guarantee of a world yet to come.”

In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on the Letter to the Colossians: “Iwhen we take the Eucharist, the divine lives within us. What does it look like to take this message seriously? What would it mean for you to see yourself and others as vessels of the divine mystery?”

In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. George shares two statements from bishops on the Chauvin trial verdict.

In this week’s Hope for the Journey, Fr. Javier reflects on what it means to hold on to hope in a grieving world.