Sr Rachel Bergschneider: Fifth Sunday of Lent

“If I really had my preference, I would take you to Rwanda to see for yourselves. I was able to stay for four days in a rural village named Gikonko. ...

The Fifth Sunday of Lent

“Neither do I condemn you.” 8:11 Today’s gospel is a story about a trial. Trials mesmerize us. We love reading about them in murder mysteries. We love watching them in ...

Crux: Let’s drop the obsession with criticism of Pope Francis

Article posted in National Catholic Reporter Let’s drop the obsession with criticism of Pope Francis

Richard Rohr: Unitive Consciousness

After conversion, self-consciousness (in the negative sense) slowly falls away and is replaced by what the mystics call pure consciousness or unitive consciousness–which is love. Self-consciousness implies a dualistic split. ...

Richard Rohr: What Is Conversion?

“Suddenly, while he was traveling to Damascus and just before he reached the city, there came a light from heaven all around him. He fell to the ground and then ...

Fourth Sunday of Lent

“… everything I have is yours.” Lk 15:31 Jesus loved to tell stories. He especially liked to tell them when he was being challenged by those who opposed him – ...