Paul Valdez, director of operations at Holy Name Passionist Retreat Center in Houston, explains how attentive listening and the often-unseen work of hospitality allow retreatants to unplug, feel welcomed, and leave knowing they were heard.
Retired pastoral associate Theresa Secord reflects on how simply showing up, listening, and treating incarcerated women with dignity has revealed to her the face of God, the Paschal Mystery, and the human capacity for hope and transformation.
Father Alfredo Ocampo, a Passionist priest training in couple and family therapy, describes how being genuinely present with immigrant families, detainees, and couples, rather than trying to fix their suffering, brings healing to them and transformation to himself.
Father Joe Moons, CP, director at Christ the King Retreat Center, explains how unhurried listening, attentive hospitality, and a sacred space where retreatants minister to one another allow people to experience God's forgiving and loving presence.
Fatima Lee, a lay pastoral minister, recounts how serving Indigenous communities in Canada’s North transformed their ministry from teaching and programs into a ministry of presence, listening, and accompaniment rooted in the Passionist call to stand with the crucified of today.