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March 25, 2016 by Alex Johannigman
The Stations of the Cross can feel so far removed from our 21st century world. This Good Friday, I invite you to experience Christ’s passion through new eyes, the eyes of our homeless brothers and sisters living in our own neighborhoods.
Category: Homelessness, Prayer
| Tags: compassion, Good Friday, homelessness, love, prayer, Stations of the Cross, Suffering
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February 5, 2015 by Alex Johannigman
Sometimes when you promise God you’ll serve him and live a life of radical love, he gives you the opportunity to do so at the most inopportune times. Even so, the experiences are so amazing that it’s hard to regret living totally for him.
Category: Homelessness, Personal Stories
| Tags: Catholicism, generosity, homeless outreach, Matthew 25, personal stories, Poverty, sacrificial love, trusting God
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November 19, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
Whenever we have a hard time showing mercy to someone else because we don’t think they deserve it, it’s important for us to think about how much we don’t deserve the mercy that is extended to us from Christ. Whenever someone does something that really bothers me, I’ve been making an effort to think about if I’d want Christ to forgive me of the same thing. The answer, so far at least, has always been “yes”, even when they haven’t done anything to deserve my continued love and forgiveness.
Category: Holiness, Homelessness, Love
| Tags: Catholicism, compassion, ethics, forgiveness, homeless outreach, homelessness, love, mercy, moral theology
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August 18, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
“When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on …
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Category: Christ in the City, Homelessness, Love
| Tags: Arleen Spenceley, Christ in the City, homeless outreach, homelessness, Matthew 25, Samantha Pugsley, Sheep and Goats
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August 12, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
Hearing the news of Robin William’s suicide yesterday evening impacted me in a different way than it would have a …
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Category: Christ in the City, Culture, Homelessness
| Tags: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, homeless, homeless outreach, homelessness, Mental Illness, Missionary, Robin Williams
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July 24, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to travel with two other members of Christ in the City to Santiago, Chile. …
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Category: Christ in the City, Homelessness, Personal Stories
| Tags: Chile, Christ in the City, Christian Life Movement, homelessness, Maipu, mission, Mission Trip, Movimiento de Vida Cristiana, Pan Para Mi Hermano, Santiago, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
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June 21, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
Dear “All That Catholic Jazz” fans, I want to thank you all once again for helping to support my missionary …
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Category: Christ in the City, Homelessness
| Tags: Chile, Christ in the City, homeless, homelessness, Missionary, missionary work, Poverty, Santiago
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June 12, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
If you’re a living, breathing human being dwelling in a decent-sized city, you’ve probably encountered a number of people on street …
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Category: Culture, Homelessness
| Tags: culture of encounter, culture of exclusion, Father Woody, giving money to the poor, homeless, homeless outreach, homelessness, Msgr Charles Woodrich, Pope Francis, Poverty
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