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The Peace of Wild Things
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Wendell Berry. The Peace of Wild Things When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives… Continue Reading “The Peace of Wild Things”
More on Being a Blessing
The more alert we become to the blessing that flows into us through everything we touch, the more our own touch will bring blessing. – David Steindl-Rast
Rejoicing in Creation
Today’s Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 24. The Lord’s are the earth and its fullnes; the world and those who dwell in it. For God founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. That pretty much covers everything!
Some Stories Are Worth Retelling!
The sun rises every morning. Yes, some stories are worth telling again and again. Thursday’s Responsorial Psalm is the Canticle of Zechariah (also known as the Benedictus – a blessing). We pray this every day as part of our Morning Prayer or Lauds. We… Continue Reading “Some Stories Are Worth Retelling!”
Miracles According to Einstein
There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. -Albert Einstein
When We Come Face to Face with Ourselves
On those days when we are face to face with our own failures – when we feel weak and defeated – we can take heart and reflect on these words from Friday’s reading is from 1 Corinthians 15: “By the grace of God I… Continue Reading “When We Come Face to Face with Ourselves”
Do We Have the Courage to Step into the “New”?
We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore. -Andre Gide
Some Wisdom from the Poet – Worth Waking For
The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. -Jalaluddin Rumi
What Kind of Globalization Do We Want to Create?
We are living in a period of commercial globalization. What we really need is spiritual globalization. – Sister Joan Chittister, OSB
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