Paraclete Press Blog

As a new bell ringer at the Community of Jesus Bell Tower, I had the privilege of going on a “bell-ringing field trip” to Boston this past year. We were invited to ring bells at the Church of the Advent … Continue reading →

By Faithful Finch A couple of weeks ago, I got stopped for speeding. I was so caught up in my thoughts of what I needed to accomplish and the happenings that had just occurred, that when I saw the lights … Continue reading →

By Sr. Nun Other Someone wants to trade a handful of change for a dollar bill. You say yes and he hands you 100 pennies. Or 4 quarters, 10 dimes, 20 nickels. Doesn’t really matter. Although the value is equal, it’s … Continue reading →

Holy God, as we enter into another week of our slow preparation, anticipating your saving passion, we turn our eyes away from our own sore insufficiency and lift them to your Holy Cross. We seek all the more earnestly to … Continue reading →

By Sr. Fidelis “You who have left all things and followed me, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.” This Gospel quote from Matthew takes on a new perspective during Lent. Whether we be leaving our agendas, our control, … Continue reading →

God is a storm. That is what leaps out at me from the psalmist’s imagery: God’s stormy thundering voice breaks the cedars. During the rest of the week, we will be encountering images in the Psalms of God as a … Continue reading →

I am blessed to be working on an international Symposium on Ecumenism and the Arts occurring in 2017, the 500th anniversary of Luther’s Reformation, in four countries and six different cities. I have been asking the Lord to give me … Continue reading →

By Sr. Fidelis The Season of Lent is a wonderful time to look intently at the life of Jesus and at the example he has given us in his teachings and Parables. Beati mundo corde is a Communion chant, based … Continue reading →

Sometimes the etymology of a word can be helpful. Lent is derived from an Old English word meaning springtime. In Latin, lente means slowly. Therefore, Lent points to the coming of spring, and it invites us to slow down our lives … Continue reading →