Meditations
Help! Save me!
February 19, 2025
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
What is the best approach to helping out someone in need? Most often, a team approach is needed. The helper and the “helpee” together look at options available and togther settle on what might actually be helpful. The old saying still holds here, “Two heads are better than one.”
Traveling with Pilgrims of Hope, Episode 1, Prison Ministry
January 29, 2025
Hosted by Fr. Ron Will, C.PP.S.
In this video series for the Jubilee Year 2025 called, “Traveling with Pilgrims of Hope,” we will be talking with people who through difficult circumstances find hope or bring hope to others. In Episode 1, we talk with Nyla Bitunjac about bringing hope through prison ministry.
Witnesses to Unity. Day 8: Howard Thurman
January 25, 2025
Howard Thurman’s theology of radical nonviolence influenced and shaped a generation of civil rights activists. He is our Witness to Unity on Day Eight of this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 18-25.
Step by Step, Piece by Piece
January 24, 2025
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
As a counselor I often find myself disappointing people by telling them there are no easy answers to ridding themselves of whatever is causing them pain, that there are no “quick fixes” to their problems. Deep down inside, everybody knows this.
Witnesses to Unity. Day 7: Brother Craig Digmann
Craig Digmann is a Catholic religious brother whose ministry is in predominately Pentecostal and Evangelical communities in rural areas of Sothern states. He builds ecumenical bonds one relationship at a time. He is our Witness to Unity on Day Seven of this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 18-25.
Coming Soon: Traveling with Pilgrims of Hope
January 23, 2025
A new video series with Fr. Ron Will, C.PP.S.
Each month through this Jubilee Year, Fr. Ron will interview individuals about how they keep moving forward with hope in difficult situations.
Witnesses to Unity. Day 6: Mother Teresa
St. Teresa of Calcutta, commonly known as Mother Teresa, dedicated her life to serving the poorest of the poor and is an iconic figure in the pursuit of compassion and charity. She is our Witness to Unity on Day Six of this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 18-25.
Witnesses to Unity. Day 5: Dorothy Day
January 22, 2025
In 1932, Dorothy Day was inspired to start a lay movement dedicated to building “a society where it is easier for people to be good.” Today she is a candidate for canonization. She is our Witnesses to Unity on Day Five of this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 18-25.
Witnesses to Unity. Day 4: St. Francis of Assisi
January 21, 2025
Eight centuries ago, St. Francis of Assisi crossed a battlefield between Crusader and Muslim forces near Damietta, Egypt, to meet Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil. He is our Witness to Unity on Day Four of this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 18-25.
Witnesses to Unity. Day 3: Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 20, 2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. mirrored Christ’s example of radical love and self-sacrifice. He is our Witness to Unity on Day Three of this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 18-25.