In today’s gospel, Jesus instructed the disciples not to bring supplies like extra food and clothing. Rob Lorenz, SJ, reflects on how we’re called to trust God because God has entrusted himself to us. Based on the readings for the Fifteenth Sunday in...
It was a beautiful spring day. The air was crisp, laced with the scent of green grass and yellow flowers. Bird song punctuated the gentle rustle of the breeze; a joyful and serene tableau on a fine afternoon. As I walked around the pond, I spotted a couple of geese...
Often in life, we find ourselves in periods of waiting. While enduring a difficult situation or holding out hope, sometimes all we can do is wait. When these times come, we want to tell ourselves that the waiting will be worth it in the end – but it’s so difficult...
I probably reached the peak of my career working part-time with Adidas in 2008. I was still in college, working weekends and some holidays. While most of my job meant setting up a new install or display or rearranging stock on the floor or in the back of a store, this...
Some hospital realities have a pointed way of needling my nerves. The relentless beeping of medication pumps calling for a nurse permeates like tinnitus. That ringing in my ear is why I initially looked in on this particular patient, a woman in the burn unit’s...
