Vocations Newsletter

Tuesday of the Second Week of EasterJn 3:7b-15"No one has gone up to heavenexcept the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,so must the Son of Man be lifted up,so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
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Hello everyone, my dear brothers and sisters. Let me wish you all the blessings of Easter as we celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord.This year, many of us may feel uncomfortable celebrating this season of great joy due to news of unrest and the horrors of war. It is natural that our hearts go out to the people of Ukraine. Their suffering is evident.I wish it was something unusual.But it seems that wars and suffering never end. Right now, in addition to the conflict in Eastern Europe, there are wars, insurgencies, and ethnic violence in every region that Maryknoll priests and brothers serve.Even if they are not in the midst of misery, or shootings, like the ones we see on our screens all the time, they are not far away. People displaced from their homes become refugees in need of shelter. Children need to be educated. The hungry need to be fed.When I have looked at the faces of those people, I have been able to catch a glimpse of the face of our Lord. Human suffering, in a war-torn land or on a cross atop Calvary, reduces us all to the same state.Dear friends, in the Gospel of Saint…
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In this One On One Interview, Robert Ellsberg and Diarmuid O’Murchu discuss "Ecological Spirituality (Ecology & Justice Series)"https://maryknoll.link/pelThe changes that we must make to address the complex ecological crises today are unlikely to happen if we do not experience a spiritual revolution. In Ecological Spirituality, Diarmuid O’Murchu invites readers to the revolutionary work of a life-promoting spirituality for our time. He explores how we must move beyond understandings of holiness that emphasize detachment from our world in favor of something beyond.In his welcoming style O’Murchu reintroduces readers to the long history of humanity’s relationship with the creative Spirit of God, including and transcending religious traditions in a growing horizon of faith. As we rediscover the sacred here on Earth, we are called to connect spirit with Spirit, discerning and living an ecologically-focused spirituality for the well-being of creatures and ecosystems around the planet.Get your copy today: https://maryknoll.link/pel#EcologyAndJustice #SpiritualRevolution #EcologicalCrisis #EnvironmentalJustice #QuantumTheology   #DiarmuidOMurchu #RobertEllsberg #EcologicalSpirituality #SpiritAndSpirituality #SacredEarth #FaithAndEcology
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Monday of the Fifth Week of LentJn 8:1-11“Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
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