Dr. Jimmy Walters
Discovering God's Vision for Your Life
Tag: CATHOLIC
LOOKING FOR A MIRACLE
It was the summer of 2007, and I was blessed to co-lead a group of St. John’s University students on a service pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. A quick history lesson: Lourdes was a poor town where a teenage girl named Bernadette lived. In 1858,… Continue Reading “LOOKING FOR A MIRACLE”
Biden Denied Communion: A Short, Yet Timely Reflection
Former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden was declined Holy Communion at a South Carolina parish this past Sunday. You can read the story here. (There are other recent examples of the denial of the Eucharist related to other conflicts with Church teaching… Continue Reading “Biden Denied Communion: A Short, Yet Timely Reflection”
In the Company of Saints
In anticipation of All Saints Day this Friday, our bedtime routine included a riveting rendition of “When the Saints Go Marching In.” After Shea, my three-year old toddler, marched and danced around the living room, I asked her, “Do you know what a saint… Continue Reading “In the Company of Saints”
PRIDE: A Faith-filled Response for Life
As the calendar turned to June this past weekend, it marked the start of Pride month, a time to uphold and celebrate the dignity of the LGBTQ+ community. Pride started as an effort to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which were a response to a police… Continue Reading “PRIDE: A Faith-filled Response for Life”
FROM LOSS TO LIFE
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Some days, the wound of loss re-opens. Today was one of those days for me. I felt, and still feel, great loss today. I feel it on two different fronts. The first is in… Continue Reading “FROM LOSS TO LIFE”
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