Lydia’s House in Bloom

  Last weekend, we had a beautiful prayer service led by Erin Lockridge in our new garden.  We were blessed with lovely weather as we sang and read scripture.     Afterwards, we started our garden by planting  into newly built plant boxes next door. We hope this will the beginning of growing our own produce for our guests to enjoy.   Looking out into the new life we are cultivating in our yard, we reflect on the new life we are creating in our home.  At the end of the day, we truly felt a new season upon us: one

The Joy of the Gospel

  The following is a talk that Mary Ellen and Ben are giving at Bellarmine Chapel this week. It is inspired by Pope Francis’ “The Joy of the Gospel,” which you can read online here   There’s a way that many of us may know people in need—we’ve met them in a longer conversation when walking on Main Street down town, or we’ve seen them in an overnight at IHN or cooked a meal for them at Talbert House. These times help us see a new reality, but only a small glimpse. We may walk away upset that they took