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Category: Speaking to the Soul

Speaking to the Soul: Jesus is enough

August 2, 2016 2 Comments

When is a time you found yourself winging it, and discovered that you–and the name of Jesus–was enough to see it through?

Speaking to the Soul: Beyond Saying Grace

August 1, 2016 No Comments

Today’s passage from the Acts of the Apostles pairs well with a meal.

Speaking to the Soul: Seeing What’s Not There

July 31, 2016 No Comments

By focusing on the poor and the marginalized — as well we should — have we become blind to the needs of the rich and isolated?

Speaking to the Soul: Grieving

July 30, 2016 No Comments

by Linda Ryan When Jesus tells us about his Father, we distrust him. When he shows us his Home, we turn away. But when

Speaking to the Soul: Hate Without a Cause

July 29, 2016 No Comments

Now that both major parties have concluded their conventions, may we offer prayer for all whose lives of public service expose them to groundless hatred.

Speaking to the Soul: Sharing Theologies

July 28, 2016 No Comments

Do your children know that your favorite artists are people of faith? Do your grandchildren and their friends appreciate what they were saying with their art? How does your own theology compare? Can you talk about that with your friends?

Speaking to the Soul: A Left-Handed Man

July 27, 2016 1 Comment

Today’s first reading has a special message of affirmation for southpaws. Yet many of us have characteristics that put us in a minority, and that might be instrumental for proclaiming the kingdom of God.

Speaking to the Soul: Who do you love?

July 26, 2016 1 Comment

by Leslie Scoopmire Luke 12:13-21 In one of my favorite movies, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, there’s a pivotal scene involving Ferris’s friend Cameron finally venting

Speaking to the Soul: A Riot was Beginning

July 25, 2016 No Comments

Today we stand with Pilate before an unstoppable riot that may be just getting started. Can we respond any differently than washing our hands?

Speaking to the Soul: Carry On and Keep Praying

July 24, 2016 No Comments

Jesus’s message about prayer is less about the words, “Our father… hallowed be… thy kingdom… give us… forgive us…” It is much more about this: You already know how to do it.