Posts by Clara Santoro
July 1
Reflection The ancient writers of scripture interpreted their experience of God and creation from a patriarchal world view that still believed the earth was flat. The narratives they wrote were…
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The prison at Rikers Island had a reputation for violence, physical and mental abuse, and neglect of its inmates. The jail complex was known almost exclusively as a place of…
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Reflection We are called to be decisive but decisions bring consequences and they challenge us to move into commitments and responses that go with belonging to God. All commitments involve…
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Reflection Who do you say that I am?Matthew 16:13–20 Here Jesus says, “Who do you say that I am?” What have you experienced? What have you personally discovered? What knowledge do you…
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Reflection Sometimes we think that how we live our lives makes no difference. After all, there are so many others, so much involved on this planet of ours, what can…
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Reflection There is incongruity between living by the letter of the law and by the spirit of it. We can lead a life in which all of our actions are…
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Reflection Personalism is a philosophic tendency built on the infinite uniqueness and depth of each person. There is a depth, complexity and superabundance to each human personality that gives each…
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Reflection To be hospitable, you need to accept pluralism as a natural condition in the world. Sometimes hospitality requires that we cross boundaries and dismantle some of the barriers erected…
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Refection Openness is the door through which wisdom travels and contemplation begins. It is the pinnacle from which we learn that the world is much bigger, much broader than ourselves,…
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Reflection We have become skilled at avoiding practically all interaction with those with whom we disagree…we have the ingredients for a culture polarized by the perception that we are good…
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