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The Act of Giving

Reflections Jean Heaton
When I was young, each autumn I waited anxiously for the Sears Christmas catalog to arrive in the mailbox. Three to six hundred glossy...

Eyes That See Lead to Gratitude

Reflections Rebecca Ruiz
When my first son was born, I lost my breath. I looked at this exquisite, tiny person looking up at me and couldn’t breathe...

Giving Thanks

Reflections Joseph Durepos
We are all living the unlived lives of our parents and our culture. In Anna Karenina, Tolstoy writes, "All happy families are alike; each...

Doing Advent Right

Reflections Shemaiah Gonzalez
Each year, as Advent approaches, I think to myself how familiar and comfortable this all feels: the lighting of our Advent wreath, the readings...

The Connection Between Gratitude and Hope

Reflections Melinda LeBlanc
Gratitude and hope have a powerful connection and are even inseparable. Gratitude is a perspective that acknowledges and appreciates the positive aspects of life....

Being Christ’s Voice

Reflections Gretchen Crowder
Have you ever been afraid of using your voice as a conduit for Christ’s voice in the world? A familiar prayer by St. Teresa...

Stewards of Pain

Reflections Jim Manney
“No pain, no gain.” We’ve heard it a thousand times. It’s a spiritual truism: You find God in pain and suffering. You find God...

Jesus Wants All of Us

Reflections Shemaiah Gonzalez
Editor’s note: Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2026 suggests six steps of prayer and contemplation for exploring the daily Scripture passages: The Presence of...

The Man Who Untangles Seagulls

Reflections Eric Clayton
I sit with a Jesuit friend on a pier near a fishing village overlooking the Irish Sea. The village, Howth, is a 30-minute or...

Sneezing and Being Beautifully Human

Reflections Gretchen Crowder
Ah…ah…achoo! “Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no!” I thought frantically. “I cannot be sick, Lord. Not now!” To be fair, it was only one tiny little...
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