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'Hope for the Journey' Tagged Posts (Page 5)

Cracked 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?”

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.”