Samuel Joutras, O.S.A.
More information on Sam Joutras coming soon! See More Posts by Sam Joutras
0 Comments
March 17, 2021
Advocacy / Augustinian Ministry / Call to Family, Community, and Participation / Catholic Social Teaching / Featured / Featured on Homepage / Friarside Chat Topics / Justice and Peace / Justice Ministry / Life and Dignity of the Human Person / News / Option for the Poor and Vulnerable / Rights and Responsibilities / Works of Charity / Works of Justice
Priests for Justice For Immigrants
The Augustinians are proud to be part of the Priest for Justice for Immigrants, a coalition of 200 Chicago clergy representing over 150 parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago who…
March 17, 2021
ADROP J&P Webinar / Augustinian Values / Caritas / Catholic Social Teaching / Featured / Friarside Chat Topics / Justice and Peace / Life and Dignity of the Human Person / Option for the Poor and Vulnerable / Racism / Solidarity / The City of God / Veritas / Webinars / Works of Charity / Works of Justice
What does Saint Augustine Teach us about Racism Today?
Click below for a presentation and reflection on what Saint Augustine has to teach us about Racism today. https://youtu.be/j7MXPYq8IIQ
March 5, 2021
Despair / Fear / Featured on Homepage / Frustration / Gospel Reflections / Gratitude / Lent / Mark 09:2-10: The Transfiguration of Jesus / Pilgrimage / Principle #11: Ongoing Conversion / Principle #12: Freedom Under Grace / Restlessness / Saint Rita / Temptation / The Journey to God / Unanswered Prayers
If God is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
This Sunday many of us will gather in Church or over livestream to encounter the loving and saving presence of Christ. We will encounter this presence in His Word, in…
February 27, 2021
Lent Video Reflection Series
Video Reflections for the Sundays of Lent https://youtu.be/DzPuPdBdo4Ihttps://youtu.be/_ifwQbAx53Yhttps://youtu.be/sRHiBUSrZ5Yhttps://youtu.be/f5rusMIDomIhttps://youtu.be/ElDDu7aD6Os More Sunday Homilies Read Now Daily Online Faith Sharing Connect Now
February 20, 2021
-Meditation / -Peace / Anger / Anxiety / Augustinian Prayer / Augustinian Values / Caritas / Despair / Fear / Featured / Featured on Homepage / Friarside Chat Topics / Justice and Peace / Life and Dignity of the Human Person / Option for the Poor and Vulnerable / Politics / Prayers / Principle #11: Ongoing Conversion / Principle #12: Freedom Under Grace / Principle #6: Mutual Care / Principle #8: Common Good / Revenge / Solidarity / Temptation / The Journey to God / Unanswered Prayers / Unitas / Veritas / Violence
A Litany for Peace In Troubled Times
You say, the times are troublesome, the times are burdensome, the times are miserable. Live rightly and you will change the times. The times have never hurt anyone. Those who…
January 14, 2021
Trust in the Slow Work of God by Teilhard de Chardin
Trust in the Slow Work of God By Teilhard de Chardin Above all, trust in the slow work of God.We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end…
January 9, 2021
Photo Courtesy of Fr. Michael Hughes, OSA
Advent / Anxiety / Caritas / Community / Contemplation / COVID19 / Despair / Fear / Featured / Featured on Homepage / Frustration / Interiority / Matthew 06:25-34: Dependence on God / Pilgrimage / Principle #11: Ongoing Conversion / Principle #12: Freedom Under Grace / Principle #1: Unity and Harmony / Principle #3: Care and Respect / Principle #6: Mutual Care / Religious Life in 2020 / Unitas
There Is Always Room for Hope
by Jeremy Hiers, O.S.A. Perhaps my favorite part of Augustinian life is the fact that we continuously encourage one another in the good times, the bad times, and all the…
January 9, 2021
Advent / Decision Making / Gospel Reflections / Luke 01:26-38: Announcement of the Birth of Jesus / Mary
A Dwelling Place for Emmanuel
by Kevin Mullins, O.S.A. I'm all but certain that all of us have had the experience of being asked to do something we thought we could not do. And maybe we…
December 20, 2020
Augustinian Prayer / Augustinian Values / Contemplation / Featured / Featured on Homepage / Interiority / Pillar of Augustinian Spirituality / Principle #11: Ongoing Conversion / Principle #12: Freedom Under Grace / The Journey to God / Veritas / Vocation Search / Weakness
Searching for God in Stillness
by Michael Riggs, O.S.A. When I was discerning religious life with the Augustinians, I was searching for something in my life that would give a sense of greater purpose.…
November 27, 2020
-Decision Making / -Understanding / Confusion / Decision Making / Desire / Interiority / Pilgrimage / Prayers / Principle #4: Worship / The Journey to God / Vocation Search / Vocations / Workplace Spirituality
A Prayer of Unknowing by Thomas Merton
A Prayer of Unknowing By Thomas Merton My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for…
November 27, 2020
Advent / Augustinian Prayer / Augustinian Spirituality 101 / Featured / Featured on Homepage / Liturgical Year / Pillar of Augustinian Spirituality / Restlessness / The Journey to God
Experiencing Restlessness Today
Each day of our life journey is a day in which we long for something. Whether it is a little quiet time in the midst of a busy schedule, a…
November 27, 2020
Anger / Anxiety / COVID19 / Despair / Difficult People / Fear / Featured / Featured on Homepage / Friarside Chat Topics / Frustration / Gratitude / Others / Racism / Restlessness / The Journey to God / Trapped / Webinars
Reading Augustine in a Time of Crisis
Below is a webinar offered by New City Press on what Augustine may have to teach us about the challenges we face in 2020. How can Augustine’s pastoral response to…
November 27, 2020
Advent / Augustinian Prayer / Augustinian Spirituality 101 / Augustinian Values / Caritas / Christmas Season / Featured / Featured on Homepage / Friarside Chat Topics / Interiority / Liturgical Year / Liturgy of the Hours / Ordinary Time / Pillar of Augustinian Spirituality / Principle #11: Ongoing Conversion / Religious Life in 2020 / The Confessions / The Journey to God / Unitas / Veritas / Vocations / Workplace Spirituality
Eight Mobile Apps for the Journey to God
by Jeremy Hiers, O.S.A. One of the defining characteristics of the Augustinian journey to God is the continual search for God in the ever-evolving circumstances of our day to day…
November 26, 2020
Immigration
What Can Saint Augustine Teach Us About Immigration? Augustine lived in a society with many similarities to our own. Among these similarities was a diverse population of people. This diversity…
November 25, 2020
Advent / Anxiety / Augustinian Prayer / Augustinian Spirituality 101 / Contemplation / Fear / Featured / Featured on Homepage / Gratitude / Interiority / Others / Principle #4: Worship / Restlessness / The Journey to God / Unitas / Veritas / Webinars
Augustinian Prayer in Everyday Life
"Let us always desire the happy life from the Lord God and always pray for it. But for this very reason we turn our mind to the task of prayer…
November 24, 2020
-Meditation / -Peace / Advent / Anxiety / Augustinian Prayer / Augustinian Spirituality 101 / Contemplation / Fear / Featured / Featured on Homepage / Gratitude / Interiority / Prayers / Principle #4: Worship / Restlessness / The Journey to God / Unitas / Veritas
Mind Quieting Meditation in the Augustinian Tradition
"Let us leave a little room for reflection in our lives, room too for silence. Let us look within ourselves and see whether there is some delightful hidden place inside…
November 24, 2020
Augustinian Ministry / Augustinian Values / Border Ministry / Caritas / Catholic Social Teaching / Featured / Friarside Chat Topics / Justice and Peace / Justice Ministry / Life and Dignity of the Human Person / Matthew 25:31-46: The Judgement of the Nations / Option for the Poor and Vulnerable / Prison/Jail Ministry / Works of Charity / Works of Justice
I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me: Ministry with Imprisoned Migrant Families
by Fr. Anthony Pizzo, OSA McHenry County Detention Center is located approximately 60 miles Northwest of Chicago. It is one of several detention centers that detain people who have immigration…
November 22, 2020
Augustinian Ministry / Augustinian Values / Care for God's Creation / Caritas / Catholic Social Teaching / Charitable Works / COVID19 / Environment / Featured / Featured on Homepage / Friarside Chat Topics / Homelessness / Hunger / International Affairs / Justice and Peace / Justice Ministry / Life and Dignity of the Human Person / Men of Heart / News / Option for the Poor and Vulnerable / Parochial Ministry / Principle #6: Mutual Care / Rights and Responsibilities / Solidarity / Unitas / United Nations / Webinars / Works of Charity / Works of Justice
Augustinians Work for Justice and Peace in North America and Peru
Discover how the Augustinians of the Midwest Province are working to eliminate poverty in the U.S. and around the world as we highlight the food pantry at St. Rita parish,…
November 22, 2020
-COVID19 / Anxiety / Augustinian Prayer / Augustinian Values / Blessings / Caritas / COVID19 / Despair / Fear / Featured / Featured on Homepage / Friarside Chat Topics / Frustration / Grief / Grief / Justice and Peace / Matthew 14:22-33: Jesus Walks on the Water / Prayers / Principle #6: Mutual Care / Rights and Responsibilities / Solidarity / The Journey to God / Trapped / Unanswered Prayers / Unitas / Works of Charity
Prayer for Healing from COVID19
Comfort us, O Lord, for we are like your disciples on the storm-tossed seas, unsettled by what lies ahead. We turn to You, our Healer and Guide, to hear our…
November 17, 2020