finding hope in a busy world
When Bishop Barron was appointed to the presidential commission on religious liberty, I wondered if we would finally see Catholic leaders share the concerns those of us in the Church have been voicing. Religious liberty is what allows people of faith to speak out against atrocities that go against the teachings of Christ. Bishop Barron… Continue reading voices for jesus
I miss the Church that sought to balance the shepherding of God’s people with acknowledging that those same people had the freedom to use their well-formed consciences to make moral decisions.
"I'll pray for you."
This is what we say to other people of faith when we don't know what else to say. We hear words proclaiming sickness or family strife or difficult decisions and then we nod, with sympathetic eyes, and say the words. I'll pray for you.
I do. I do pray. I throw that prayer up to God and let it float away, wondering as I watch it go if it will find its way...make its mark...even matter at all.
god forever tries 