June 1, 2026 by FFrances Natalia Blauth on Unsplash What is human life? Who are we as human beings? What vision and goal are we aiming for in our humanity and in our lives together? Pope Leo has brought out a new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas.* Rooted in Leo XIII’s document, Rerum Novarum** (Latin for “New Things”), which addressed concerns about industrialization, capitalism, work and the meaning of technology for human beings, Pope Leo XIV points out that now, more “ne

Bear the Beams of Love: Mary Southard, Ministry of the Arts Rabbi Sharon Brous places individual care and relationships at the heart of meaningful community. Relationships of mutual concern are rooted in both love and trust. These are people we know will hold our hearts with care. We’re prone to forgive them when they make mistakes, and we hope they’ll do the same for us. We feel accountable to one another. We want to share with them our important moments, both the hardships

May 1, 2026 Elisabeth Jurenka on Unsplash by FFrances “A time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.” (Eccl 3:4) The idea of Eastertide is not really one that imposes itself on the secular world. Easter eggs are in the shops on Boxing Day*, Christmas cards by Easter Monday. But taking time to relish the seasons of the liturgy bears fruit. We are still in this period of Eastertide, rejoicing in the resurrection, and awaiting the coming of the gift of

April 15, 2026 Photo by David Becker, 2022, Unsplash Like a spring flower rising into golden light, Christ keeps unfolding into our world even now. Father Richard Rohr describes how it’s possible to experience resurrection through experiencing God’s love:   We don’t need to wait for death to experience resurrection. We can begin resurrection today by living connected to God. Resurrection happens every time we love someone even though they were not very loving to us. At that m