scarcity
Rich amidst Poverty? Or Poor amidst Riches?
Editor’s Note: Lay missioner Mary Liston Liepold, OFS reflects on how scarcity and abundance influence how we might treat our neighbors. When my middle son was a toddler, every time he saw a fountain, he would stand up in his stroller and laugh out loud. I still hear that liquid laughter whenever I see a…
Franciscan Friday: Water and Advent
Kedem Waterfall, Judean Desert, Israel (Wikicommons). Those who live in the Middle East know the suffering associated with life in the desert. Their very existence depends on the oftentimes scarce supply of water. In the beginning of the second week of Advent Isaiah bases one of his lessons on this reality. In Chapter 35 he…
