This is the first meditation on the Nativity that I wrote about. It’s a story that I envisioned as I followed the prompts of Ignatius.…
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This is the first meditation on the Nativity that I wrote about. It’s a story that I envisioned as I followed the prompts of Ignatius.…
2 CommentsI don’t celebrate the day when a lost person accidentally stumbled upon a land that was inhabited by others. I don’t celebrate the genocide that…
Leave a CommentI’ve been attending a local Anglican Church for the past couple of months. I really appreciate the liturgy and weekly communion. But, this particular church…
Leave a CommentI’m currently revisiting “The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius.” I first went through these exercises a few year ago with my spiritual director. Recently, in…
Leave a Comment*Note: This by no means a comprehensive treatment of the question of violence in the Scripture. These mental ramblings are simply meant to inspire thoughtful…
Leave a CommentBe Still, My Soul Be still… Be silent… Rest in the Presence of Yahweh. How hard it is to be silent. To turn off the…
1 CommentLast night I was reading Thomas Merton’s small book entitled, “Contemplative Prayer.” In it Merton wrote about Christian meditation in the context of how monks…
Leave a CommentThis morning in my time of quiet, that time I center myself in God’s Presence, I prayed for a particular Church leader. That’s really not…
2 CommentsSummer wanes. The night is filled with sound and life. Darkness begins its reign. Soon the crescendo will tacet. Silence grows until the cacophony of…
Leave a CommentIt’s not often that I sit down to write without thinking long and hard about the topic. I can spend weeks developing a theme to…
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