This past Sunday, May 16, 2021, we celebrated the 54th World Communications Day. The theme selected by Pope Francis for this year was “Come and See” (Jn 1:46). Communicating by Encountering People Where and as They Are.
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Let Us Dream Part Three: Let us Act
What can we do? So often we hear that question when people learn of a tragedy or a need. We want to do something to help. Throughout the months and now the year of the global pandemic courageous, generous people have asked and answered that…
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Let Us Dream Part Two: A Time to Choose
Pope Francis wrote Let Us Dream to encourage all of us to take a path to a better future after the Covid-19 Pandemic. Last week I wrote about Part One of his book which focused on the importance of seeing, feeling and reflecting on our…
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Let Us Dream Part One: Time to See
Have you ever reflected on a past experience and think “I might have handled that differently, if I knew then what I know now”? Or when you are faced with a challenge today, do you think back to an experience from the past and realize…
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Where Are We After a Year of Ministry through a Pandemic?
While we have a ways to go before we as a nation can put Covid-19 in our rear view mirrors, we are coming to a place where hopefully we can look to a better future. We have been in crisis mode for over a year.…
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Encountering People as They Are
“This year, then, I would like to devote this Message [for World Communications Day] to the invitation to “come and see”, which can serve as an inspiration for all communication that strives to be clear and honest, in the press, on the internet, in the…