Theme: Loneliness

In the beginning, the Divine looked upon humanity with delight. And yet, no creature fit with humanity; there was no partner suitable to push the bounds of flourishing to their fullest. And so, in a moment of wonder, the creator God brought life from isolation.

Theme: Remembrance

We cannot change the past, but the past can lead us to change. We can find inflection points of joy in our present by learning from the past. Where have you noticed faithfulness, joy, return? Where have you encountered compassion? Set your mind upon the good, the true, the beautiful. Call to mind hope. Remember. 

Theme: Intervention

There are close to 10,000 nuclear warheads in the world 5,550 belong to the United States of America. It would only take approximately 100 warheads to damage the world such that no life could persist irreparably.

Theme: Sustain

What sustains you? Not just the food filling your body or breath in your lungs; what, beneath the surface, tells you, “all may not be well, and all will be made new.”

Theme: Waiting

Do we know why and for what we’re waiting?

If you’re in line to order at Lachele's Fine Foods, it’s likely you know perfectly well why and for what you’re waiting. But what about in your discipleship to Jesus?

Theme: Dawn

“The darkness had faded just enough so that for the first time, he can dimly see his opponent’s face. And what he sees is something more terrible than the face of death — the face of love. It is vast and strong, half-ruined with suffering and fierce with joy…

Theme: Ashes

“Ashes are dust and dust is soil, humus; humanity and humility come from there.” - Fr. Ronald Rolheiser