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Another Encouragement to Slow Down

Yesterday Thomas Merton encouraged us to slow down. Today we hear from Bede Griffiiths. So much of modern life is a feverish anticipation of future activity and excitement. We have to learn to step back from this into the freedom and possibility of the… Continue Reading “Another Encouragement to Slow Down”

The Sunrise Will Surely Come

In Saturday’s first reading from the first chapter of the Prophet Habakkuk we read words to give us hope in the times when the future looks dim. Then the LORD answered me and said: Write down the vision Clearly upon the tablets, so that… Continue Reading “The Sunrise Will Surely Come”

God’s Presence in the Clouds

On today’s Feast of the Transfiguration, we read in Psalm 97: The LORD reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the many islands be glad. Clouds and darkness are round about God, justice and judgment are the foundation of God’s throne.