On October 4th the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Francis. Here a reflection by Blessed John XXIII on wealth, generosity and the Franciscan charism for all. Blessed John XXIII, a Secular Franciscan himself, was a joy-filled Holy Father who gathered the Church for the Second Vatican Council. +++ “Francis was called “another Christ”, in […]
Just Peacemaking
The challenge and promise of nonviolence is embodied and entrusted with the peacemakers of the planet. Will you be a peacemaker? Incarnation’s Just Peacemaking group will meet weekly on Wednesdays starting September 11. *Meeting dates: September 11, 18, 25; October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; November 6, 13, 20; December 4 To learn more or to […]
Justice & Peace Day of Reflection
On Saturday, March 23, from 9:30am-2pm, we will be helping with the spring Justice & Peace Day of Reflection here at Incarnation, and I hope you’ll consider joining us! Download the flyer here The theme of the day is The Demands of Environmental Justice and we will welcome as our main speaker Fr. John Rausch, who chairs […]
What is ours to do.
The following short refections help introduce particularly Franciscan and Catholic approaches to the decision-making process each of us undergoes in an election season. Given their brevity, these pieces are not intended to address the complexity of the issues, but rather to provide broad parameters for use in our discernment of “what is ours to do.” […]
The myth of redemptive violence
We would like to share the following reflections on the death penalty in hopes that others will hear the call to stop the cycle of violence and preserve the sanctity of ALL human life from conception to natural death. Today we live in the myth of redemptive violence. Kill the troublemaker and the problem will be […]