by Faye Coorpender | Nov 30, 2020 | Faith in Action, Ignatian Spirituality
Perhaps you are familiar with your local Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP). But did you know that the non-profit charity is present in 150 countries, has 800,000 members in 47,000 Conferences and 1.5 million volunteers and collaborators? Every day, SVDP helps over...
by Melinda LeBlanc | Nov 22, 2020 | Faith in Action, Ignatian Spirituality
“…in every generation, she (wisdom) passes into holy souls, and makes of them friends of God, and prophets.” Wisdom 7:27 Saints are holy people. To be a Saint is to participate in, and to be an image of, the holiness of God. I love our Catholic tradition of...
by Vinita Wright | Nov 19, 2020 | Faith in Action, Ignatian Spirituality
There are several saints’ feast days on November 19, but today I’m drawn to one especially: Blessed Salvatore Lilli, 1853-1895. He was a Franciscan monk who worked as a missionary in Jerusalem and then in Marasco, Armenia. But the line of his bio that catches my...
by Stephanie Clouatre Davis | Nov 15, 2020 | Faith in Action, Ignatian Spirituality
Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a Doctor of the Church said in her book Causes and Cures, “Humanity, take a good look at yourself. Inside, you’ve got heaven and earth, and all of creation. You’re a world—everything is hidden in you.” There are four women I want to share...
by Beth Knobbe | Nov 11, 2020 | Faith in Action, Ignatian Spirituality
“Are You With Me, Church?” I was first introduced to Sister Thea Bowman by my classmate Beverly Ann Stewart, a long-time minister and health-care professional in the African American community in Chicago. Bev talked about Sister Thea Bowman the way you talk about a...
