contemplation

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  The Lord loves a cheerful giver, we are taught, and yet, when a friend needs a favor that seems inconvenient,…

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  When driving on a long trip, we can easily let our minds become distracted by the radio, a phone call,…

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  “When I am formed,” a teenaged Frédéric lamented, having been assured by his spiritual director that his many doubts would…

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  “A Conference meeting” the Rule instructs, “shall incorporate Spirituality, Friendship, [and] Service” [Rule, Part II, Statute 7]. These three, of…

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  “Money,” our Rule tells us, “must not be hoarded.” [Rule, Part I, 3.14] Members of the Society have always understood…

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  In his encyclical, Dilexit Nos, Pope Francis focuses on the importance of the heart to the practice of our faith;…

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  Thrown from his horse and struck blind by a great flash of light, Saul of Tarsus then heard the voice…

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  Championship teams are often described as having a “culture of winning.” Our neighbors in generational poverty are sometimes described as…

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  Charity, Blessed Frédéric explained, was the strongest tie of friendship, but charity “is a fire that dies without being fed,…

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  The word “courage” often brings to mind images such as a firefighter rushing into a burning house to save a…