Category: Speaking to the Soul

“As I fell from my perch, that lofty view, my eyesight blurred and my heart broke. I never quite got over it.”

“People need our voices and our understanding.  And I really do believe that when they hear the call of Love they will respond.  Their souls will leap for joy as they recognize our words.  They may be frightened and angry as well — the call of Christ brings a profound reorientation — but they will recognize, and, hopefully, be changed.”

“‘Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free'” (John 8:31-2).  We hear the last part of that passage quite often, but many don’t recognize the source or that Jesus said it to Jewish believers.”

“May we ever give you thanks,
O Shepherd of Our Souls,
and seek your guidance
as we seek the good road of faith, reason, and peace.”

“…who calls us today to follow him
His love endures forever. 
to come and see a world filled with hope
His love endures forever. 
to offer a hand to those in need
His love endures forever.”

“Peter’s Confession that is celebrated today has deep roots in his character in a way that allows us to see our own internal contradictions. Like Peter, the disparate parts of our character are incongruent. We are inconsistent and face internal conflicts. Like Peter.”

“On Day 5 I envisioned an image of planets in orbit around the sun, and Day 6 brought one particular planet to the forefront — all self-contained and resplendent in its thin envelope of air.  Love is a force like gravity.”

“Jesus called the disabled man over before turning to the Pharisees, asking, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save a life or to kill?” It wasn’t a question the Pharisees wanted to answer.”

“This pandemic, hard as it has been in so many ways, has revealed something we tended not to think about before the pandemic–the Church has never stopped fermenting.”