Reflections

Not Enough (Is 55; Rom 8:39; Mt 14:13-21)

by Tom McKenna, CM | August 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 4 Comments

An often-heard question: “Is there enough to go around?” Sometimes asked out of kindness, it can also arise out of fear.

How Do We Listen To the “Cries of the Poor”?

by John Freund, CM | August 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 3 Comments

To listen deeply requires paying attention not just to the words but to understand the whole person. Is that the way we listen to the cries of people who are poor?

Strangers, Foreigners, There Are No More

by Ross Reyes Dizon | August 11, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus makes one of the citizens and the strangers. In him, there is neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, neither male nor female. Needs do not know borders, of nation or religion. That is why both Jews and strangers have needs. So, it does not surprise...