Sauntering may be my new favorite word! To saunter means “to walk leisurely with no apparent aim” or “to walk along in a slow and relaxed manner” or I suppose, as in the image, “to float along with the current.” I have been sauntering for most of the summer. Now that our fall programs have … More Sauntering
Sunrise all week has been brilliant. But you have to be awake and alert. The colors last only a minute or two. Enough time, though, to elicit prayers of praise and gratitude. This morning, we are alert, too, to the approaching Hurricane Florence. After Hurricane Irma a year ago, I can begin to understand … More Hurricanes and Evacuations
As you may know, for the past few years, I have been reading books about contemporary science and how that science challenges us to examine our understanding of God and faith. I took a break from posting on this blog over the summer so that I could reflect more deeply on what I have been … More How I Got Started with Science and Faith
The title of this post is the title of Chapter 1 of Diarmuid O’Murchu’s new book Incarnation: A New Evolutionary Threshold (Orbis, 2017). O’Murchu, a prolific writer and theologian who lives in Ireland, writes for adult faith seekers in our time who wish “to reframe the Christian notion of Incarnation above and beyond the inherited … More Incarnation in Light of Evolution
At the end of June, I completed three years of writing this blog. I feel that it is time for me to take a break from posting my reflections. Rather than say that this is the end, let me just note this time as a temporary hiatus. I will reconsider blogging again in September. Blessings … More Summer Hiatus
In these already very hot days of summer, the only living thing that thrives on my lanai is this desert rose plant. Even early mornings and late evenings are too hot for rocking and reading. However, in the cooler interior, I have been making the time for reading books that I will suggest for my … More Summer Reading
A week ago I attended a conference at St. Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana, given by Ilia Delio, Heidi Russell, and John F. Haught. They are theologians who write and teach in areas at the intersection of science and religion. I had been reading their works for the past few years – not necessarily … More Rethinking Faith in Light of Modern Science
In every age, O God, you have been our refuge. (Psalm 90:1) On Tuesday of this week, we prayed this psalm as our response to the first reading at Mass. It immediately brought to mind the hymn “In Every Age” composed by Janet Sullivan Whitaker. And now, two days later, news of more volcanic eruptions … More In Solidarity with Guatemala
What we do now, or don’t do now, is going to have enormous consequences for the future: the immediate future of our own children, and the future of all generations that come after us. (Thomas Berry, Sacred Moments)
Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me. (Matthew 28:10) Why Galilee? If God’s Son could have been born in any time and place, what is the significance of his taking flesh as a Galilean Jew? What light does Jesus’ Galilean identity shed on our understanding of his public … More Faith, Politics, and Discipleship
Photography and Writing as Spiritual Practices
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Photography and Writing as Spiritual Practices
