· 3 June 2008 | 692 words
In a narrative essay titled "Teaching a Stone to Talk" (found in the book by the same name), the author Annie DIllard describes an eccentric man trying to teach a stone how to talk. Several times a day, he removes...
· 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...
· 8 December 2007 | 12 words
God does not reside in the tomb of my thoughts or words....
· 1 December 2007 | 648 words
You realize that prayer takes us beyond the law. When you are praying you are, in a certain sense, an outlaw. There is no law between the heart and God. (Thomas Merton) I have been mulling over this quote I discovered...
· 4 November 2007 | 254 words
This statement by Ronald Rolheiser, from his book The Shattered Lantern, got me to wondering. When there is no pattern to our actions we experience meaninglessness. Just because I do not recognize or perceive a pattern, does this mean that...
· 12 July 2007 | 168 words
What did God whisper to the bird to make him sing? What was said to the rose to make her unfold? And to the tree to stand tall and spread its canopy? What did the cricket hear to make him...
· 4 July 2007 | 561 words
In The Courage to Be, Paul Tillich describes bad and painfully wrong theology. The God of [bad] theological theism is a being beside others and as such a part of the whole of reality. He certainly is considered its most...
· 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...
· 19 February 2007 | 112 words
It is easy to write words about the consolations of love. Just look at all the love songs and poems. But how does one describe the love for another for love's sake, for who they are, what they are, for...
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us