“They were of one heart, they were of one mind, they shared everything and no one was needy,” said Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J., speaking about the early Christian community, in his 9:15 a.m. EDT Friday,
“Jesus was a man who welcomed sinners and ate with them. We need to take seriously what Jesus took seriously — compassion, nonviolence, unconditional loving kindness,” said Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. Boyle preached at the
“The Dalai Lama says we all have a Buddha nature, an unshakeable goodness in our core,” said Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. “The nuns who taught me said, ‘Good, better, best; never let it rest until
The men and women who come to Homeboy Industries are not thriving because they are the fittest people, but “they are thriving because they are nurtured; tenderness makes them feel less far away,” said Fr.
“There is nothing more consequential than our notion of God. God is the tender one who calls us to be in the world,” said Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. He delivered the homily for the 9:15
“Scarcity, like separation, like us versus them, is an illusion. We need to build a longer table, not a wall,” said Fr. Gregory Boyle, SJ, at the 10:45 a.m. EDT Sunday, July 12, service of
Love, Fr. Gregory Boyle said recently, is greater than the virus. “We know love never fails,” Boyle said earlier this spring in a “Thought for the Day” video on the Homeboy Industries website. “Love is
“Every now and then, giants show up in our lives,” said the Rev. Traci deVon Blackmon. “They are uninvited and unexpected, but all of us face giants at one time or another.” On Friday, July
“Elijah put aside his preconceived notions of how God works in order to receive God’s blessings — even if those blessings came from ravens,” said the Rev. Traci deVon Blackmon on Thursday, July 9, on
“A lifetime of service to others is a life well spent for some people,” said the Rev. Traci deVon Blackmon in her homily on Wednesday, July 8. “The power of faithfulness on every level of
“Story matters. We have thousands of years of sacred story, stories of the peoples’ journey with God,” said the Rev. Traci DeVon Blackmon. “Stories shape our perception, and it is interesting what stories we choose
The Apostle Peter declared at Pentecost what the prophet Joel said would become standard, that “all believers will be empowered to prophesy, to dream what will come next,” said the Rev. Traci Blackmon. “The Spirit
“What to me is the Fourth of July?” asked the Rev. Traci DeVon Blackmon. “Will its great principles and social justice be extended to people like me? We live in a nation where freedom has
Blackmon A West African proverb sits at the top of the Rev. Traci DeVon Blackmon’s biographical profile on the United Church of Christ Website: “Until the lion tells the story, the hunter will always be
“The mystics wrote more extensively about the Song of Solomon, or called the Song of Songs, than any other book in the Bible,” said the Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas. “We often hear it at weddings and
“What do you long for most? What is most precious to you?” the Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas asked the viewers of the Thursday, July 2, morning devotional service on CHQ Assembly. “Some Christians find this question