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Remembrance, grief and mercy. Pastoral reflections from Bloom Ministries for the days that ask us to stop and remember.
From Bloom Ministries. This is Bloom speaking, kept apart from the newsroom's reporting.
Reflection · 16 Oct 2026Founders Day: How Bloom Ministries Began on the Feast of Saint HedwigOne year ago, Bloom Ministries was filed in Oregon on the feast of Saint Hedwig.
Reflection · 11 Sep 2026The Alarms Still Go Off: A 9/11 Remembrance at Twenty-Five YearsThe Alarms Still Go Off: A 9/11 Remembrance at Twenty-Five Years The first alarm goes off at 8:46 in the morning. I stop whatever I'm doing.
Reflection · 6 Nov 2025When Memory Turns to Mercy: Reflections After the ElectionOpening Reflection The morning after the election, the air was thick with accusation.“Never Forget,” they typed, but what they meant was never forgive.Images…