Each time Psalm 103 rolls around I am reminded that I truly believe The Lord is Kind and Merciful. Each time, too, I have to ask myself, what does that mean? It doesn’t mean that God waves the magic wand and makes life easy. It doesn’t mean that we never fall ill, it doesn’t meanContinue reading >>
The clean heart: Why I do Lent
A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit. Psalm 51: 12 For he will be like a refiner’s fire. Malachi 3:2 At first the denial hurts. It feels like a punishment. So we are tempted to stop, and maybe we do. In time we see how little there is thatContinue reading >>
When protest becomes prayer
O God, make us willing to do your will, come what may. Increase the number of persons of good will and moral sensitivity. Give us renewed confidence in nonviolence and the way of love as taught by Christ. Amen. – Martin Luther King, Jr. I’m not speaking here of the easy whine of complaint, motivated byContinue reading >>
Sing to the Lord a new song
Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds – Ps 98 Let us sing alleluia here on earth, while we still live in anxiety, so that we may sing it one day in heaven in full security…So, then, my brothers, let us sing now, not in order to enjoy aContinue reading >>
Mercy all around
Today the Church, led by Pope Francis, begins a Jubilee Year of Mercy. In preparing to discuss this with students I spent a lot of time reading about and contemplating mercy. Giving myself time to think about spirituality during a busy season was a gift. Reflecting on the past few years of illness and long-distance relationshipsContinue reading >>
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