Sowing Seeds of Love
October 13, 2018
We are sowing the seed of love; and, we are not living in the harvest time so that we can expect a crop. (Dorothy Day, journalist and social activist) Advertisements
Worthy of Worship
October 12, 2018
If God were small enough to be understood, God would not be big enough to be worshiped. (Evelyn Underhill, writer and pacifist)
Silence
October 10, 2018
The silence of the landscape allowed the desert mothers to hear the silence of God, the silence from which all creation is spoken into being. (Mary C. Earle, Episcopal priest)
Tithing Our Time
October 8, 2018
What all of us are able to offer God is time: time for prayer, time for spiritual reading, time to reflect, time to listen to others, and time to help them. Perhaps we should think of tithing our time. (Michael Casey, OSCO, Cistercian monk from Tarrawarra Abbey)
The Nitty-Gritty of Creation
October 7, 2018
There is no better time than Lent to rediscover God’s covenant with us in the nitty-gritty of creation, in the day-to-day gifts. For this we say, “Laudato Si! God be praised!” (Jerome Kodell, OSB, former abbot of Subiaco Abbey)
Wholeness
October 6, 2018
We are to realize the whole we are part of and to love the whole; to find a conscious voice of praise and glory to God in the whole; and to participate in this unfolding reign of God. (Ilia Delio, OSF, American theologian)
Train!
October 5, 2018
Quantum physics is teaching us that everything that exists is interconnected and affects everything else that exists. Reality, by its very nature, is interconnectedness. (Heidi Ann Russell, Professor of Religious Studies)
Sauntering
September 15, 2018
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
Hurricanes and Evacuations
September 12, 2018
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
How I Got Started with Science and Faith
August 26, 2018
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
