Learning about and praying numerous variations of Lectio Divina during a two-week period that I spent at a Benedictine monastery opened the doorway for a major turn in my prayer life.
Encounter with another through the Corporal Works of Mercy gives birth to personal transformation and a renewed hunger for justice.
Our attitude toward food waste is a value intimately tied to faith. And it’s particularly linked to one of the greatest treasures of our tradition: Catholic Social Teaching.
Sending sympathy notes is more than the polite, kind thing to do. It’s a way of upholding a particular instruction of our faith: Comfort the mourning.
When spoken with sincerity, “Amen” is more than a perfunctory sign-off from prayer: It’s an affirming statement of faith and an openness to the transformation that faith can have on our lives.
