Homily Third Sunday Lent
Today’s readings offer much food for reflection. We could talk about commandments, the Law, the Torah. Suffice it to say that, for Jews, the Torah, the Laws, are seen as a positive thing. The Law sets...
View ArticleOur Path
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that … Continue reading →
View ArticleContemplative Nonviolence
At a retreat this past weekend with Pax Christi Florida, Fr. Bob Cushing, a contemplative activist, who is a nonviolent follower of the God of Peace, brought me to a new level of awareness. He woke me...
View ArticlePalm Sunday Homily
Today is Palm Sunday. We began with a Gospel reading describing Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem right before Passover. Then we read a section from Isaiah about the Suffering Servant—an apt...
View ArticleChrist “easters” in Us
Jesus Christ is risen today! Alleluia! Shout, “Alleluia!” It is spring—the season of new life. I went to Gatorland in Orlando last Thursday and new life abounded as mother birds sat on the nests and as...
View ArticleThe Pilgrim
Pilgrim God, Equip me for the trip. Be with me on the hardest journey– the inner journey into nothingness. Let me not veer from this path. Let me not become deterred by hardship, fear, strangeness,...
View ArticleInitial Reflection on Laudatio si
[Click on photo for larger photo] It took several days and committed determination to work my way through Laudatio si, Pope Francis’ thorough analysis of the human/ecological crisis. The papal letter...
View ArticleWild Goose Festival
On July 9-12, 2015, Joan and I attended the Wild Goose Festival (WGF) in Hot Springs, NC. I had submitted a proposal which was accepted and I co-presented with John Dear on “Seeing Merton.” John spoke...
View ArticleWild Goose 2
A week ago this morning we were still in Hot Springs, NC for the conclusion of the Wild Goose Festival (WGF). All week my mind has been going back to Hot Springs. I flew back like a wild goose this …...
View ArticleMerton New Seeds of Contemplation
Merton’s Chapter 10, “A Body of Broken Bones,” in New Seeds of Contemplation is very poignant. Here are a few excerpts: As long as we are not purified by the love of God and transformed into Him in the...
View ArticleHope amid Darkness
As we approach Advent where we delve deep into darkness. The liturgical calendar focuses our attention on the end times. The horrific attack on humanity in Paris last week immerses us in evil,...
View ArticleThe Rainbow
November 18 ushered in a very stormy day with high winds, tornados, and torrential rains. We were spared the harshest effects of this weather in Young Harris; however, it was a stormy, dreary day with...
View ArticleThe Cosmic Christ Rules
The liturgical calendar is bringing us to the end of one season and is preparing us for the next season—Advent. Today we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King which is a rather modern feast (Pius XI...
View ArticleMatthew Fox Confessions
Matthew Fox has edited and updated his Confessions (http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Revised-Updated-Making-Postdenominational/dp/1583949356/). I appreciate the new book because it brings a lot of...
View ArticleReflection First Sunday Advent
Advent has arrived. A new church liturgical year begins. We are on the threshold of a Year of Mercy as proclaimed by Pope Francis. Advent, like the seasons of the natural year, has its own texture. It...
View ArticleImago Dei
Imago Dei Creator God Life’s Love-Force Surging Through And Through The cosmos. The Imago Dei Deep Deep Deep Within Me. Within Me. Wow! I Seek You I Want to Claim You As my True Self Hidden Deep...
View ArticleMockingjay and Advent
Because it had been raining for four consecutive days, we decided to go to the theater and see The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 2. More about that in just a bit. Ours seem like apocalyptic...
View ArticleChrist our PEACE
When I was reading the scriptures in preparation for Eucharist, this passage from Micah jumped out at me: He shall take his place as shepherd by the strength of the Lord, by the majestic name of the...
View ArticleTribute to Daniel Berrigan
Daniel Berrigan, priest, poet, protestor, died yesterday at the age of 94. Along with his brother, Phillip, and his sister-in-law, Liz McAllister, Daniel was a stalwart leader in the American peace...
View ArticleThe Dawn Deacon
Here is an unspeakable secret: paradise is all around us and we do not understand. It is wide open. The sword is taken away, but we do not know it: we are off “one to his farm and another to … Continue...
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