Tag: Seasons

Luke: 6: 18 “They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were

Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant

We are midway through the season of Advent. How is it going for you? For my part, I have to admit to a guilty secret.

The very life of God is one of goodness expressing itself generously, fully. This divine goodness lives in personal communion. God is interpersonal and relational.

Psalms 146, 147 (Morning) Psalms 111, 112, 113 (Evening) Job 38:1-11, 42:1-5 Revelation 19:4-16 John 1:29-34 Today’s readings, particularly in the interplay between our reading

This [i.e. the infant Christ] is a child who cannot bear to be separated from his mother. We have seen that God is not ashamed

Psalms 118, 145 Deuteronomy 16:9-12 Acts 4:18-21, 23-33 John 4:19-26 “Sir, I see that you are a prophet.” It has to be one of the

“This is no commemoration service in which we devoutly recall past events. Quite the contrary, we witness to the original event, more than witnesses—we are

The desert is the home of despair. And despair, now, is everywhere. Let us not think that our interior solitude consists in the acceptance of defeat. We cannot escape anything by consenting tacitly to be defeated. Despair is an abyss without bottom. Do not think to close it by consenting to it and trying to forget you have consented. ~Merton

The hidden meaning of every discipline–and I’d be the last to underestimate their importance–is the softening and the opening of the heart for communion with God.