· 14 July 2008 | 226 words
There is a line from a William Stafford poem: "It's for the best," my mother said, "Nothing can ever be wrong for anyone truly good." And then I look at the suffering Jesus endured, and the suffering of all people....
· 4 June 2008 | 28 words
Silence is-- the song of God, singing to every one and every thing to be, being, to be witness, with-ness, to each other, and to be with God....
· 18 April 2008 | 49 words
Inspired by this article on constraints and brevity, and the website One Sentence, here is a story in one sentence: I would have searched the world over to find the words to heal her pain, but there are no such...
· 14 April 2008 | 339 words
Yesterday evening, I was reading this certain book by a particular author who was opening windows and doors for me to paths of insights into metaphysics, mysticism, the mystery of God, etc., when all of a sudden, in one paragraph,...
· 10 April 2008 | 598 words
From Br. Joseph -- There are two sides to faith, just as there are two sides to a coin. One side of the "coin of faith" looks externally, that is, it looks outside of our selves to others for examples...
· 18 March 2008 | 251 words
From Br. Joseph -- This is the sixth reflection on seven signposts for the season of Lent (and for all seasons). Pray always. Prays always; if necessary, use words. Our words in prayer are very important, be them words of...
· 11 February 2008 | 898 words
Signposts point to where we want to go. Follow, or don't follow. There are seven signposts listed below because seven is the number of completeness. No claim of originality is made for the signs, excerpt maybe for their grouping. Keep...
· 6 February 2008 | 126 words
From Br. Joseph -- Here is a simple prayer to start each day during Lent. As with all prayer, liturgy, worship, and spiritual reading, it is to draw us deeper into relationship with God, our Father. Father, I call upon...
· 28 January 2008 | 608 words
Near the end of the film Into Great Silence (technically it is a film, but it is something more), there is an interview with an old, blind monk. The years of solitude do not wear heavy on him. He is...
· 8 December 2007 | 12 words
God does not reside in the tomb of my thoughts or words....
· 3 June 2007 | 47 words
Silence asserts not. It is simple nothingness Around every sound. Like God, silence waits To be heard among the thoughts. It never changes. Not to soothe with balm, Silence calls to stimulate, To notice no-thing. The song of silence Teaches...
· 24 May 2007 | 433 words
The felt the big emptiness this morning. It actually started yesterday afternoon, but I did not notice or label it as such until this morning. It is not depression. I know depression. It's close, but not the same. There is...
· 5 May 2007 | 346 words
The Lord God then called to the man and asked him, "Where are you?" (Genesis 3:9) This is, in my opinion, the saddest line in the whole of Scripture. It hints of God's heart ache for us. It is a...
· 26 February 2007 | 184 words
Your words to me just a whisper Your face is so unclear I try to pay attention Your words just disappear 'Cause it's always raining in my head Forget all the things I should...
· 29 January 2007 | 123 words
At the retreat this weekend, one of my students had a small epiphany during a very special prayer moment around the Blessed Sacrament. The following words come to her; it seemed as if God was speaking directly to her within...
· 20 January 2007 | 129 words
Let nothing disturb you; Let nothing make you afraid. All things are passing; God alone never changes. Patience gains all things. Who has God wants nothing. God alone suffices. -- The Bookmark of Saint Teresa of Avila In this...
· 1 January 2007 | 342 words
I have had several people at different times tell me in counsel to "live my faith." I was usually struggling through something at the time, a bit lost and confused about certain things, and my initial response every time was,...
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us