Posted in Spirituality on 31 December 2006 | No Comments »
Today’s feast caused me to pause and ponder that God would want to live in a human family. Plenty of perils in that choice… I’m just trying to imagine what Mary must have felt after giving birth in a stable, and then having to flee quickly to Egypt to avoid those who wanted to murder [...]
Posted in Spirituality on 30 December 2006 | No Comments »
I was heading to bed last night when the news that Saddam had been executed came out. Of course, that was right at the top of today’s paper this morning. I feel ill thinking about it. Don’t get me wrong…this man did a lot of evil things, and it was a good thing to have [...]
Posted in Spirituality on 27 December 2006 | 6 Comments »
I’ve been pondering the difference between wisdom and knowledge lately. I was reflecting on recent recruiting visits to a couple of area high schools, and was noticing the difference between the juniors and the seniors. It seemed to me that in at least one of the schools, the juniors seemed to be more receptive and [...]
Posted in Spirituality on 25 December 2006 | No Comments »
Yesterday I was telling my housemate that Advent was my favorite time of the liturgical year, and she asked me why. You know, no one ever asked me that before…for me, I think that Advent is so special because I’m attracted to the notion of it being a time of invitation to prepare myself to [...]
Posted in Spirituality on 23 December 2006 | No Comments »
I thought I’d share the above needlepoint with you. It’s kind of an expression of how I try to live. And the story of how it came to me is pretty cool also. One of our sisters made it and gave it to another sister, Carleen Lynch, who was my spiritual director and good friend. [...]
Posted in Spirituality on 21 December 2006 | No Comments »
I’ll keep this short, considering that this is the shortest day of the year (or is that tomorrow?)
Anyway, both of today’s readings contain the image of leaping. In the Song of Songs, Solomon refers to his Lover as a gazelle or young stag, leaping across the hills. In the Gospel, Elizabeth feels the infant in [...]
Posted in Recovery, Spirituality on 20 December 2006 | 3 Comments »
No, it’s not a rhetorical question…I invite you to share what it is you might be reading (or have read) that makes your heart glad and/or your soul sing. Perhaps I’ll make a sidebar item listing your suggestions…
The sun was shining today, and I decided to spend a little time outside. I also wanted to [...]
Posted in Spirituality on 19 December 2006 | No Comments »
I couldn’t help but notice that angels played key roles in both of the readings for today. Both were announcing births, and both chose to deliver their message to the mothers of these children. Seems a little odd that in the patriarchal cultures in which Samson’s mother (she’s not even named in the reading!) and [...]
Posted in Spirituality on 18 December 2006 | No Comments »
It’s really quite amazing to find so many other people I know who maintain blogs. I found the blog of someone I met in grad school who has since become a Holy Cross sister, Amy Cavender. I also found the blogs of some Jesuits who I know from their time here in Detroit as novices, [...]
Posted in Spirituality on 17 December 2006 | 1 Comment »
I was all set to share a little reflection on today’s Scripture, but I just have to tell you about the parish where I worship on Sundays. Gesu rocks!
And now, words fail me. Today was one of those days when the presence of the Spirit was palpable. We are blessed to have a music director [...]
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