We Are Family

What does it mean to be family? Of course, first it refers to the family of origin. FatherMoreau, the founder of the Holy Cross Community, uses the word “family” to refer first ofall to the family spirit that he promotes among the brothers, sisters, and priests of...

Blessed Interruptions

There are certain patterns in our lives that guide us as we get through the day. When webrush our teeth, what we usually have for breakfast, and so on, are patterns that we repeatevery day almost automatically. As we get older and even older, these patterns become...

Good Morning, God!

Thank you, thank you, thank you. As Christians we begin each day with the realization thatGod has brought us to another day. Each morning when we open our eyes to the world, wehave the opportunity to be touched by a day offered to us. We live not by our own effortsbut...

Our Truth

Pope Francis has written two important Apostolic Letters on “Mother Earth: OurCommon Home.” In them he wants us to see ourselves as creatures on the earthjoined together in a common bond. He is asking each of us to expand our vision. It issimilar to what the early...

Mother Earth: Our Common Home

Pope Francis has written two important Apostolic Letters on “Mother Earth: OurCommon Home.” In them he wants us to see ourselves as creatures on the earthjoined together in a common bond. He is asking each of us to expand our vision. It issimilar to what the early...

A Hope That Leads Joy

If you are like me, you can get very anxious about an event coming in the future thatyou feel might turn out to be less than successful. I need to constantly remind myselfthat hope is not mainly concerned about future events but about what is happeningnow. What brings...