Day 136: Your Work is Prayer in Action

Day 136: Your Work is Prayer in Action

Hi Everyone, Do you ever think of your work as “Prayer in Action?” I bring this up today because I believe that everyone of us is being “engaged” by God daily. We don’t always know how, and some days we may not feel up to the task. In fact, it is only rare that we get...
Day 122: What’s in CFCS for me?

Day 122: What’s in CFCS for me?

Hi Everyone, Well, today marks four months since I started this column. Not exactly a milestone of achievement, except that I am happy to report that we are moving forward with CFCS programs that began before the pandemic.  I don’t know about you, but during the...
Living in the Present – Today’s Town Hall

Living in the Present – Today’s Town Hall

I just wanted to follow-up today’s town hall with a copy of the recording: CFCS National Town Hall April 7, 2020. John Miller was kind enough to break it into two recordings, the presentation by Dr. Jim Langley, followed by a recording of the Mass and my short...
Dealing with the Crisis During Holy Week

Dealing with the Crisis During Holy Week

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. As we begin Holy Week, we have heard many warnings that this will be a painful week during the pandemic due to the increasing loss of life. This is certainly a hard time for each of us, as we all know too well the personal...
“Living” with the Coronavirus

“Living” with the Coronavirus

I am not sure how many of you noticed that I didn’t send out a Day 16 message. The reason was that I became ill on Tuesday and had to stop everything and quarantine myself. I can’t tell you whether I have the coronavirus or not, but it changed everything in a matter...
Blocking and Tackling

Blocking and Tackling

I was struck this morning by the look of weariness that I saw on the face of staff as I had 20 people join me for a Zoom “coffee” meeting to start the week. I thought to myself, how do I bring a sense of hope to a team that looks out on the horizon and is bracing for...