I mentioned the church I visited last Sunday with all of the young adults……I sat there pondering what is drawing young adults to this place. The pastor, preaching on lessons of the day, talked about one’s calling and how important it is to have your “deed match your creed.” Seems another way of saying we […]
What is it that one might reflect upon? It seems to me that reflection begins with values and a movement toward authenticity. In a life where there is little in the way of reflection it is easy to move in disconnected directions. When this happens a person tends to become what others desire rather than […]
Technology provides wonderful new opportunities for ministry. Beginning in April, Pivot Point Ministries will offer CONVERSATIONS WITH STEVE. These conversations will center on a given topic as participants bring together their expertise, insight and questions. This will be an electronic round-table in which all participate, and, all lead. It is hoped that participants can share […]
In one of his final sermons in office, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the destructiveness of individualism. Alexis de Toqueville, a French writer describing the new American experiment, said that the democratic movement would prosper unless the concept of community was replaced by individualism. He remarked that the American experiment would be doomed to failure […]
I pray for and seek a life of nonviolence. It is my prayer that, as God gives peace through Christ, this peace will be translated into action. In the sixth century, when Europe was experiencing economic, communal, and social collapse, and marauding bands of destructive tribes wrought violence throughout the countryside, Benedict of Nursia created […]