
Our First Regional Remote TOB Minister Joins the Team: Meet Kathleen!
Providentially, I grew up in a great Catholic family, as the fourth child out of seven. My dad was raised…

Ruah Woods Welcomes Mike Reckers, Director of Finance, to the Team
My name is Mike Reckers. I am very happy to join the ministry at Ruah Woods as the Director of…

On a Mission to Love… In Our Home (with Kate)
The Holy Spirit has placed a desire deep within my heart to pray the Rosary over the years. I can…

Retiring from Ruah Woods and Waiting for God’s Re-Deployment Orders
While facilitating discussion for the latest read in Ruah Woods’ TOB Chapter Chat, I often rhetorically ask the group, “Why…

The Great Uniter
The closing of the Liturgical Year, Thanksgiving and Advent; currently indicating an ending, an occasion for gratitude and a new…

Blessed Are the Peacemakers
A Not-So-Typical Christmas It was a typical Christmas Eve. My eleven siblings and I were crammed into one Church pew,…

What 2020 Offers Us
Throughout 2020 I have been reminded frequently of the literature of Michael O’Brien. His work is often apocalyptic in nature…

Peace Begins with a Smile
A Small Gesture, but a Mighty Impact I was in line the other day waiting to order my lunch. The…

Communion in Quarantine
Masks. Social distancing. Cancelling events. Virtual meetings. Dispensations from Mass. Quarantining. These are some of the isolating, unprecedented hallmarks of…