A reflection from a Sister Teresa - mentor, spiritual mother, and friend to the the Mercy Missionaries.
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A reflection from a parishioner.
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A reflection from Michael on what prayer life looks like in the Missionary year, and how it impacts his ministry on the streets.
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This is a lighthearted glimpse into a day in the life of Jack.
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Throughout my faith journey, I have often found myself at the foot of the Cross.
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I'd never walked into a jail building before this year. But as a missionary the Lord is calling me into new spaces.
My story starts with a friend named Joshua. I remember the first day that we met him on the streets. The biggest smile with a few missing teeth.
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[Then Jesus] said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” Mark 10:14-15
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Late August, six twenty-somethings moved into a duplex just up the hill from St Michael’s.
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Compassion in our hearts wants to help, but our instincts and other obligations tell us otherwise. There are some easy steps to merge the two, gain your own confidence with people on the streets, and make a positive difference in someone’s life.
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At this point in time, I have been here in Portland for just over three months… My prayer before leaving New Jersey was to hold firm in the conviction that I experienced when making my decision to enter this year, and that it would never leave me. But to be honest, for the past three months I have been fighting to uphold this truth.
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On the second day of ministry on the streets I pulled out my phone and dialed 911. A thought flashed through my head, “Why am I doing this?”. No, not why am I dialing 911, I know why, there is a man in front of me breathing shallow breaths, clutching his heart, face turning purple. Why am I doing this ministry? Why am I called here and what am I truly here to do?
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