When we become more attentive, a most important result becomes possible: we begin to see the world as it more nearly is rather than as we wish it to be. To be attentive is to know that we are always already in a world that touches, feeds, and responds to us in bewildering varieties of … More Attentiveness
Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope. (1 Peter 3:15)
Understood as creation, the world is not a random accident, not is it valueless matter waiting for us to give it significance. It is, rather, the concrete expression of God’s hospitable love making room for what is not god to be and to flourish. God creates the world as the expression of divine hospitality, and … More Hospitable Love
You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever. (Psalm 16:11, New American Bible) Now you’ve got my feet on the life path, all radiant from the shining of your face. Ever since you took my hand, I’m on the right way. (Psalm … More The Path to Life
Loud cracks of thunder woke me about 3 am. I didn’t see lightning, but I could hear the rain. I stayed in bed, but didn’t go back to sleep. So, by 6 am, I was packed and ready to go home! I waited until about 8 am before actually leaving. It’s an easy two-hour … More Sanibel Retreat 2019 — Day Five
The days begin in the same way every day, here and at home: corner of the sofa, feet up, two cups of Colombian (or Guatemalan) coffee, prayer and reflection from Give Us This Day (Liturgical Press). At Sanibel, all this happens before sunrise! Today, I didn’t go to the beach for sunrise. After three days, … More Sanibel Retreat 2019 – Day Four
Up early again. Enjoying my Colombian coffee, feet up, in the tiny living room. Still dark. The days have been pretty ordinary, and I’m grateful for these ordinary graces. I decided to drive to a different beach so I packed my car and set out about 9am. I couldn’t find the first beach access indicated … More Sanibel Retreat 2019 — Day Three
Up early. After prayer time and two cups of Colombian coffee, I headed to the beach with my camera, with telephoto lens attached, for the 7am sunrise. To my delight, the water was dark blue – not brown. It became bluer as the sky got bluer. Later in the day, the shallow parts were brownish, … More Sanibel Retreat 2019 — Day Two
Blue sky, no clouds, 80º, when I set out for Sanibel Island on Thursday. It is my annual retreat. The drive was great. I left early (8:15 am) to make a whole day of it, even though check-in was only at 3pm. I stopped at what are now called the Sanibel Outlets, looking for Vanity … More Sanibel Retreat 2019 — Day One
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
Photography and Writing as Spiritual Practices
Photography and Writing as Spiritual Practices
Photography and Writing as Spiritual Practices
The intersection of faith and life.
