In a retreat at the Shrine this past Saturday, Joyce Rupp played this video and asked those who had gathered about the moments of compassion within. Where do you see compassion? Any new insights on what it takes or means to be compassionate? What about Christian compassion? “Historia de un letrero, The Story of a…
Category: reflection
friends, joke, lent, music, reflection, video
Repent, the Kingdom is at hand!
A couple Lenten tidbits from friends of Oddwalkia – first, D. Scott Miller: This is our prayer as we begin Lent. Lord, today, as is each day, is the day of salvation. Now is a very acceptable time. Create within us clean hearts, O God, and renew steadfast spirits within us. We who know sin…
amazing, reflection, video
We’re Old…
Thanks to Chris for posting first, here’s the world according to 9 year olds: The decade according to 9-year-olds from allison louie-garcia on Vimeo.
announcements, family, friends, good news, holiday, oddwalkia, reflection, website
Happy Oddiversary to Us!
Whenever Orin and Shannon are asked about Oddwalk’s origins, how we met, etc., we find ourselves using language as if we’re talking about a wedding or a marriage. While that analogy is certainly more different than it is like, Oddwalk is certainly about relationship and relationships, and it is a day to celebrate just that!…
bible, catholicism, friends, liturgy, ministry, reflection, scripture, technology, YNIA
Sunday Scripture in Wordle
What a great idea! A friend of Orin’s on facebook (in real life, from Young Neighbors Tijuana 2007) posted a note on facebook about throwing the Sunday readings into wordle to get a sense of important themes, repeated words and ideas, etc. Here’s the one she created for this coming Sunday’s readings. How cool! How…
catholicism, odd, prayer, reflection, video
God Bless You (only if you sneeze)!
“When a person sneezes, we say “Bless you.” People do it out of habit and consider it the polite thing to do. We don’t do this when someone belches or passes gas, in fact, people expect them to say “Excuse me” out of such courtesy. However during a sneeze, other people excuse them by blessing…
amazing, food, ministry, reflection
Budgeting Poverty
Click here or on the image to watch an amazing, brief video on the economic challenges of living under the poverty line in America. Nice to see such an important, well-produced message from our Bishops! Thanks too to Oddwalk friend Megan K. for the tip!
catholicism, holiday, lent, liturgy, ministry, music, pOddcast, prayer, reflection, retreat, shrine, travel
pOddcast – Gather at the Cross
On Oddwalk’s recent trip to Bermuda to lead retreats, both days of retreats we ended with a closing prayer where we invited the students to gather around a large wooden cross we had found backstage in their theater. We invited the teens to pray, and reflect that while the cross of Christ is heavy, and…