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Spirituality of the Readings
John Foley, SJ
Brilliant Suffering
Suppose you find yourself moved and attracted to God in a way
you cannot doubt, a way that is beyond you but also within
you. After the experience, you cannot really doubt that the
occurrence is from God, even though you do not really
understand it.
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In Exile
Ron Rolheiser
Listening to Christ’s Heartbeat
When we are listening to Christ’s heartbeat and
looking out at the world from there, we will see what it
means to love purely, beyond ideology, beyond being liberal
or conservative, beyond different schools of thought, and
beyond our opinions and those of others.
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Glancing Thoughts
Eleonore Stump
The Promises of God
Abraham wanted what God offered him. If Abraham left, God told
him, then Abraham would become a great nation, and all the
communities of the earth would find blessing in him. That is a
fairly stunning reward.
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The Perspective of Justice
Gerald Darring
Listening to Jesus
Lent is a time to listen to Jesus, “who calls us to
repentance and a change of heart.” It is a time to
reflect on God’s Word about loving our enemies and being
peacemakers, about proclaiming liberty to captives and letting
the oppressed go free.
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Discussion Questions
Anne Osdieck
Encounter with God
Are we all baptized as missionary disciples to become a living
Gospel in the world? Will that involve some hardship? What
does Paul’s letter to Timothy (Second Reading) say about
this?
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