The real purpose of the procession is to recognize and give glory to God, the source of all life, for the wonders of animals great and small and in the spirit of Saint Fran...
By The Reverend Eva Suarez, Associate for Community Engagement
At the core of our Christian faith, we believe that God loves us and cares for us. When we hurt, God does too. In doing so, God does not expect our belief. He simply offers...
It is hard to imagine how anyone could draw near to ultimate Truth if they run away from ordinary truth. It is hard to imagine how anyone could gaze upon ultimate Truth if...
By The Reverend Eva Suarez, Associate for Community Engagement
When Jesus argues vociferously against his detractors and against our own unbelief, he is arguing against the harm that we do to ourselves through our own sin.
The life that Jesus offers us, then, is something that we receive even now, and it stretches into eternity. There is a continuity between the two and not a disconnect; a do...
By The Reverend Eva Suarez, Associate for Community Engagement
To find ourselves often ambivalent, to want things and not want them at the same time, to drag ourselves to the edge of the healing pool and find a lot of different reasons...
Life is like that for everyone. We never fully understand what’s going on no matter how many clues we have. We certainly never know what’s coming next.
By The Reverend Eva Suarez, Associate for Community Engagement
We measure ourselves against others: how we’re doing at work, our parenting, clothes, health, apparent stress or lack thereof–how many of us note these comparis...
By The Reverend Eva Suarez, Associate for Community Engagement
Jesus is speaking to the deep unity of his being and purpose, that he is grounded in God’s love for the world. It is from that love that Jesus heals and gathers, seek...