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As We Enter this New Year

As we enter this New Year, let us be open – with joy – to the mystery of how our lives will unfold. There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly. – Margaret Fuller  

The Wisdom of Mistakes

Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom. – William Jordan

We Walk a Narrow Bridge

Life is a very narrow bridge between two eternities. Be not afraid. – Rabbi Nachman of Braslav

Forgiveness of the Violet

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. -Mark Twain in Untrain Your Parrot by Elizabeth Ham ilton

Resurrection and Touching the Mystery of Life

There is a certain fear of death that comes from not having lived yet. I had to face it myself when I had cancer a few years ago. I don’t think I was afraid of death at that time, but I also knew I… Continue Reading “Resurrection and Touching the Mystery of Life”

What Is Resurrection Living?

Christian spirituality means eating together, sharing together, drinking together, talking with each other, receiving each other, experiencing God’s presence through each other, and in doing so, proclaiming the gospel as God’s alternative vision for everyone. – Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza

Good Friday Hope

Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark. – George Iles

Prayer is Hope in Action

To clasp hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world. – Karl Barth

How Do I See the Beauty of Flowers?

Back to our Weekly Lenten theme of Sight. Many people have never learned to see the beauty of flowers, especially those that grow unnoticed. For instance, when you walk outside and look down at your feet, you may see tiny flowers nestled in the… Continue Reading “How Do I See the Beauty of Flowers?”

Meister Eckhart on Sight

On this 4th Sunday of Lent, we read how Jesus heals the man who had been born blind. So this week we will reflect on sight. The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye… Continue Reading “Meister Eckhart on Sight”