Arise Blog

Homeboy Industries. Faith. Creativity.
A beautiful fluidity. The Power of Boundless Compassion, the subtitle conveys the interactions of a humble and gentle soul G aka Father Greg living among the wild and loving world of gangs …
Guest feature: Mother’s Day tribute
Welcome— my mother Lenora Louise Boek, a dear soul and spiritual mentor. She is a faithful prayer warrior for many. Everyone she meets instantly becomes a special name and face to her. She lovingly reaches in to your heart …
What has it been like to be a Mother?
How has mothering been a way of encouraging your life with God and experiencing His promises?

Spring. Easter. Poetry.
What comes to your mind with this emphasis? Any number of thoughts, images, feelings, or names may come to mind as you read or hear the word.
…Shakespeare, Dickinson, Angelo, Blake…Psalms and so on? And often saying “I have no idea what I just read or heard” but there is feeling…
Spiritual exercise: Centering Prayer
“To share Centering Prayer with others is a preeminent way to fulfill our Christian mission “we are created in the image and likeness of God” and to open out to our brothers and sisters the Way, the Truth, and the Life; that is, the Good News.” (165) by M. Basil Pennington