Word Made Flesh is a contemplative community. One of the ways that we contemplate what God is doing in the world and in our lives is through the reflection articles that we write. We invite you to read, learn, and celebrate with us.
Stepping Into Pain: What Sierra Leone Taught Me About the True Meaning of Compassion
Embodying Compassion When you hear the word compassion, what comes to mind? For me, it brings back memories of my first short-term ...
Living and Responding to Heal and Transform
Living and Responding to Heal and Transform By: CHRIS HEUERTZ From: Sexually Exploited Children: Working to Protect and Heal. Phyllis Kilbourn and Marjorie McDermid, ed., MARC Publications. We had decided to show our visiting friends the beautiful side of Calcutta, away from the noise, pollution and poverty that plague the city streets. Monsoon season had brought heavy…