Meditations
Family Matters #23: Gardening grows healthy families
June 9, 2021
By Lucia Ferrara
Want your kids to be interested in something fun this summer? How about gardening? Gardening teaches patience and is filled with rewarding outcomes because you can enjoy the fruits of your labor!
Evolving inner life inspires engaged moral life
June 7, 2021
By Kathy Keary
Part 8. Islam, like Christianity, teaches that an authentic spirituality dictates a person’s way of being in the world. A sincere relationship with the Divine manifests itself in the way an individual relates to others.
Taize for June: Healing from Gun Violence
June 3, 2021
Thank you for joining us in prayer today, during a time in Kansas City, in the United States and around the world when there has been so much gun violence, causing death, heartache, and fear.
Potato Zucchini Fritters
By Lucia Ferrara
Anticipating an abundance of zucchini in your garden this summer? Looking for recipes to take up the excess? Potato Zucchini Fritters might just be what you’re looking for.
The Blossoming of Faith
June 1, 2021
By Kathy Keary
Part 7. We have been exploring from a contemplative perspective, Islam’s three principles: surrender, faith and moral virtue. These shine like radiant beacons for those on a journey. Today our focus is on the second principle: faith.
Family Matters #22: Keeping your child and yourself spiritually healthy
May 26, 2021
By Lucia Ferrara
Summertime’s change of pace and schedules make it a perfect time for you and your family to learn practices that will help keep all spiritual healthy. Here are a few practical tips.
Surrendering to God: “Two Can Not Live in One Heart”
May 24, 2021
By Kathy Keary
Part 6. The theme of surrendering your very being to God is prevalent in the three Abrahamic faiths including Islam. In fact, the word “Islam” means to “surrender in peace.” A Muslim is instructed to leave behind the “little self” in exchange for union with the “higher self.”
Journey to Emmaus in Contemporary Scenes — Week 7
May 18, 2021
Health issues that triggered a crisis in faith became an Emmaus moment, Deacon Ken Greene tells Fr. Ron Will, CPPS, in this last installment of our Easter video series, Journey to Emmaus in Contemporary Scenes.
Ushering in the Fullness of Our Being and Dismantling the False Self
May 17, 2021
By Kathy Keary
Part 5. Christian spiritual masters often speak of the need to dismantle our false self to reveal our true self, or what Meister Eckhart described “the living presence of God’s image implanted in the soul.” Islamic texts discuss this same idea.
Family Matters #21: Challenging Times, Challenging Children Part 2
May 12, 2021
By Lucia Ferrara
Part 2. How do we teach our kids to reconnect and socialize after the isolation of the Coivd-19 pandemic? Here’s a few practical tips for you to try.