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Voluntary
by Fr. Randy Roche, SJ Though we make rules or guidelines that support the ways we express our love, it is always voluntary. We cannot be coerced to love, no matter how many obligations and responsibilities we take on as manifestations of our love. Loving is the most...
Small resurrections
by Jim Haggerty Click for printable view Lots of stores on Delaware Street in our town of Walton, N.Y. are shuttered. Delaware Street is our downtown business avenue, but the busy traffic seems just to pass by on the way to larger towns like Binghamton and Oneonta....
Re-member
by Linda Wihl Back in the day, mid-seventies, schools used to have “release time” for their students to attend religion classes at their own churches. I was a director of religious education and sent the bus to gather our students at the local school in upstate New...
“The Greatest Mark of God’s Love,” “Seeking the Grace of Compassion”
This blog post from William Barry, SJ, is a reflection on David Fleming’s Book, “What is Ignatian Spirituality”, which Ignatian Volunteers are using for spiritual reflection in many regions this service year. Click for printable view Fittingly, this year we read these...
Is There Enough?
by Arminda Au Click for Printable View Picture this. You are driving and see a homeless man holding a sign. You are in the left lane waiting for the green light where he is standing on the traffic island. You decide to give him your unused Subway gift card. You roll...
Immigration and Lent: Mournful Women Weeping
by Nancy Brouillard McKenzie This post is reprinted from a publication of the Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach and used with permission of CCAO, an IVC Partner Agency Click for Printable View At the presentation of Jesus in the temple, Simeon told Mary that a...
“A Way to Clarify Your Values”
This blog post from William Barry, SJ, is a reflection on David Fleming's Book, "What is Ignatian Spirituality", which Ignatian Volunteers are using for spiritual reflection in many regions this service year. The meditation on the Two Standards in the Spiritual...
“It’s Snack Time!”
By Linda Wihl Click for Printable View. I end each tutoring session by yelling, “It’s snack time!” And, if allowed by their tutors children come running to the circle to get a snack. It’s a reward for good work—we operate on the “Little Red Hen” principle: do the work...
Gift of Tears
by Fr. Randy Roche, SJ Click for Printable View Anyone not familiar with the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola might think that “gift” and “tears” do not belong together. Usually, we do not want people to see such an obvious sign of feelings on our faces,...