Lent

When we accept our “blindness” and vulnerabilities, we start to see God anew.

Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well is a remarkable expression of restorative justice.

Let’s not let the noisiness of our lives drown out the sound of God’s voice.

We all experience “desert moments.” God will help us through them, if we allow him.

Faith isn’t about shining a spotlight on ourselves. We have to cast our light outward, illuminating the dignity of others.

Just as the stone of Jesus’ tomb was rolled away to reveal the resurrected Christ, let us work together to remove the stones of oppression and reveal a more just world.

Fr. Larry Dowling describes Jesus’s tomb as the womb of the Earth: the place in which we must sit with the suffering of the world in order to emerge resurrected.

This Good Friday as we mourn the execution of Christ, we are reminded of all the suffering that is present in our world today. Let this mourning inspire us to action, to fight for the dignity of those whose dignity has been threatened.

CMN is grateful to all those who stand at the foot of the cross, bearing witness to Christ’s execution and the state-sanctioned killings in our time.

At the last supper, Jesus commands us to “love one another as I have loved you.” The love of Christ is radical, and invites us to show love even to those who cause us harm.

God has given us each unique gifts and talents. Today we are asked how we will use them for justice.

Brandyn Woodard calls us to mirror Jesus’ reconciling approach to harm, welcoming people in rather than casting them aside.