Homeless Catholic want to be at home in our faith. We fail at that goal, but God does not. We can grow a little less homeless every day, and be better prepared to walk fully into the Kingdom.

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Recurring themes of suffering & surrender

Steve Hessman - “but now my eye has seen God, Therefore, I disown what I have said and repent in dust and ashes.”

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Those baptized into Jesus need fear no evil

Steve Hall - Most people want some degree of power. The child wants the power to walk. The student wants the power to understand.

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We can make God extraordinarily happy

John Pearring - Jesus orchestrates his leadership and brotherhood with us. He reveals the Holy Spirit’s power beyond just protection — miraculous intervention.

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Confessions from a former agnostic

Norm McGraw - At the time of his death, human reasoning alone did not provide salvation or peace to “Kohelet,” author of Ecclesiastes, and it will not to us.

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'Is that all there is?'

Steve Hall - When I was much younger, there was a popular song—I never knew why. Each refrain began with the question, “Is that all there is?”

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What is lawless and wicked

John Pearring - Armed with good and evil, we must be careful when using the teachings because changing their meaning or adding to them will ID us as wicked.

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We are the clay, oh Lord

Ron Bruni - This particular Epistle has caught the attention of several Popes, including our present Pope Francis.

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A day of rest was not designed for punishment

Lou Occhi - Spending quality time with the family, reading scripture, taking time to pray, or taking a nap is what the Lord intended for His day.

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Meaning of the Parable of the Talents

Tim Trainor - Talents refer not just to our natural abilities and qualities but also include graces or spiritual gifts that are the riches given to us by Jesus.

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God sees our heart under the fig tree

Steve Leininger - Unlike Simon Peter, John, and the “apostle to the gentiles” Paul, very little information about Bartholomew is available in the New Testament.

All reflections from 2023

Plus those that date back to 2015

John Pearring's collection of Reflections

Steve Hall's collection of Reflections

Reflections for Steve Leininger, Lou Occhi, Tim Trainor, Norm McGraw, and Ron Bruni

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