Richard Rohr sends out a daily readings I often find quite helpful. You can subscribe to these readings by visiting this link: https://cac.org/sign-up Here is an excerpt from a recent one that I found particularly meaningful: Hidden Social Agreements Remain Uncritiqued In Paul it is clear that the second level of sin, “the flesh,” is individual […]
A Lenten Reflection
“We all have a hunger for certitude, and the problem is that the Gospel is not about certitude, it’s about fidelity. So what we all want to do if we can is immediately transpose fidelity into certitude, because fidelity is a relational category and certitude is flat, mechanical category. So we have to acknowledge our […]
A Lenten Benediction
A lenten prayer Fast from judging others; feast on the Christ indwelling in them. Fast from emphasis on differences; feast on the unity of all life. Fast from apparent darkness; feast on the reality of light. Fast from words that pollute; feast on phrases that purify. Fast from discontent; feast on gratitude. Fast from anger; […]
Beautiful Expression
An article about a Catholic Church that allows homeless folks a sanctuary away from craziness of the streets. It’s worth the read, not solely for the content of what they are doing, but even more for the *reason* they are. Here is an excerpt: “Homeless people, in addition to needing housing, have primary needs of calm, […]
Service…
Nuff Said
Me and Jesus
“Those who speak of having ‘a personal relationship with Christ,’ are right, it is personal. But it is not private. We are all in this together. There may be religions that come to you through quiet walks in the woods, or by sitting quietly in the library with a book, or rummaging around in the […]
Pithy
Sometimes there are small amounts of words that you can chew on for a large amount of time. I find this quote to be just such a thing: “The opposite of faith isn’t doubt; it’s certainty.” John Fugelsang
Biblical Feng Shui
Feng shui — ˈʃweɪ/ fung-SHWAY,[1] formerly /ˈfʌŋ ˌʃuːi/ FUNG-shoo-ee;[2] Chinese: 風水, pronounced [fɤ́ŋ ʂwèi]), or Feng shui, is a Chinese system of geomancy believed to use the laws of both Heaven and Earth to help one improve life. Most often this is applied to building design and extended to interior space design. It turns out […]
The Slow Work of God
Living in a fast paced world like ours, where expectation and realization have almost merged into one, it is easy to become impatient. It is easy to expect everything to run with swift efficiency and move us to realize our hopes as quickly as we have them. I’m not sure if this says more about […]
Free from what? Free for what?
Freedom. It’s one of, if not the major thrust of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. It’s the stuff of legendary speeches. It’s the stuff of battle cries. After all “give me freedom or give me death”. And freedom resonates. It resonates because it is a beautifully important reality if we are to realize our potential […]