Meditations
Pilgrims of Hope, Episode 8: Walking Outside Church Walls
August 27, 2025
Hosted by Fr. Ron Will, C.PP.S.
In this episode of the Jubilee Year video series, “Traveling with Pilgrims of Hope,” we talk with Ansel Augustine, M.Div., about his more than 25 years of ministry to youth, college students, prisoners and others travelling “outside the church walls.”
Key Lime Cake
August 25, 2025
By Lucia Ferrara
This recipe makes a three-layer cake with cream cheese frosting. The tangy key limes make this a refreshing dessert or snack as the summer heat lingers into the fall. Watch the Video Now.
Go Fly a Kite!
August 5, 2025
A Coffee with Padre Video
By Fr. Timothy Armbruster, C.PP.S.
Go fly a kite! No, really. I am not telling you to go away and leave me along. I am telling you, Go Fly a Kite! Watch the Video.
Pilgrims of Hope, Episode 7: Walking with At-Risk Youth
July 23, 2025
Hosted by Fr. Ron Will, C.PP.S.
In this episode of the Jubilee Year video series, “Traveling with Pilgrims of Hope,” we talk with Fr. Denny Kinderman, a Missionary of the Precious Blood, who works on the south side of Chicago with juveniles and their families who experience incarceration or who live with gang violence.
Take Nothing for the Journey
July 10, 2025
An Assembling God’s Puzzle video
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
Jesus’ teaching about what to take on a journey — nothing — is actually good advice for building trusting relationships. Don’t bring your “stuff” into the relationship; listen deeply and respec their views and situation, understand their struggles.
Pilgrims of Hope, Episode 6: Walking with Cancer Survivors
June 24, 2025
Hosted by Fr. Ron Will, C.PP.S.
We are talking with people who find hope amid difficult circumstances or bring hope to others. In this episode, Kathy Keary talks about how centering prayer, journaling and other spiritual practices helped her cope with two life threatening health issues.
The Rollercoaster Torture
June 10, 2025
An Assembling God’s Puzzle video
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
Life is full of ups and downs, like a roller coaster, and that fact is a piece of life’s puzzle that we must deal with. Depending on how we deal with it, it can be torture, or it can be simply another difficult aspect of life to be navigated. How do we avoid the torture?
Taizé for June: The Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 6, 2025
In the Catholic Church, the month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Sacred Heart reminds us that in Christ, God loves us with a human heart, and each one of us is the object of his love.
The Art of Gardening
June 3, 2025
A Coffee with Padre Video
By Fr. Timothy Armbruster, C.PP.S.
Nurturing a garden can nurture your body and soul, which is a fancy way of saying playing in the dirt has physical and spiritual benefits. Really!
Pilgrims of Hope, Episode 5: Walking with Young People
May 28, 2025
Hosted by Fr. Ron Will, C.PP.S.
In the Jubilee Year 2025 video series, “Traveling with Pilgrims of Hope,” we are talking with people who find hope amid difficult circumstances or bring hope to others. In this episode, Brad Grabs talks about his program Friends of Faith KS for young people living in the urban core.