The Perfect “Yes”
There is so much going on in this simple painting of a single simple girl that every time I’ve studied it, I’ve seen more. As we enter the scene, we
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Lent is a Gift
As we enter the back half of Lent, I’m posting a reflection I wrote for our Lumen group on the night before Ash Wednesday. Good time to go back to
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Odd Coincidences
Cafe Societal, SoHo. From the very first encounter on this Advent mission, recounted in “Putting Christ Back in Christmas”, to one of the very last encounters of the evening, “odd
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Stories from the Street
Bleeker to Broome, SoHo. One of the joys of having the brothers with us for a mission is their sheer numbers allow us to blanket the parish, creating a kind
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Finding Your Soul
Café Societal, So Ho. It’s 9:00 pm on Reconciliation Monday and the missionary team leaders are gathered at “Louie’s” to share a hot meal and stories about an incredible day
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Putting Christ Back in Christmas
“Arise, my beloved, my dove, my beautiful one, and come!” (Song of Songs, 2:10) St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, New York, wind chill 26 degrees. I arrived at Mission HQ from
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A New Beginning
Spring Lake, NJ. Cloudy rainy morning. In a few short days, our street missionary team will be back in SoHo, engaging passersby about matters of faith and eternity. After nearly
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Holy Wednesday: “Transformation”
Mission in the Cloud. Whew! What a grace for all of us who participated in this early Holy Week mission. Last night, many of us went to bed thanking the Lord again
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Holy Tuesday: “Let Our Father Love Us”
Mission in the Cloud. Wow! What a night. Our band of missionaries grew last night, in both registrations, but importantly, in each other. Sensing that, we left almost 20 minutes
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Holy Monday: The Vaccine for Fear
Mission in the Cloud. What a night last night! Well over 120 of you in attendance, many with friends or spouses you’d invited. Thank you for being a part of
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