What do you want for Christmas? How many times lately have you been asked that question? Or, how many times have you asked that question of family, friends and co-workers? What answers do you hear? Recently these words of Dietrich … Continue reading
Of all the writers I have read and reread, Thomas Merton ranks for me as one of the most important, influential, and challenging. Today is marked on many calendars as a day to remember Merton and consider what he … Continue reading
Thomas Moore suggests, The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest. Thanksgiving Day has come and gone for another year. Now our “sights” are set toward Christmas. … Continue reading
One day away from Thanksgiving Day, 2014. How are doing? Do you need to go to the store again? Any housecleaning yet to do? Will it all get done? Well, one way or the other Thanksgiving Day will arrive and … Continue reading
Have you found some time over the last few weeks to “prepare” for Thanksgiving Day this year? You know I don’t mean making your menu and buying the “fixings” for the big day, don’t you? Those things are important but … Continue reading
In the Book of Common Prayer (p 101) at the close of Morning Prayer the following prayer is offered. Some of you are familiar with liturgical prayers and for some it is something out of your usual experience. In fact, … Continue reading
I think it would be good as we approach Thanksgiving Day to have a chance over the next several weeks to exercise our “thankfulness” muscles. Let’s take time this week to hear Albert Schweitzer, At times our own light goes … Continue reading
Over the last two weeks we listened first to St Teresa and then to St Ignatius speak to us of what we offer to God. Today let’s listen to these words from the Wesley Covenant Prayer, I am no longer … Continue reading
Oct 22 (1 day ago) Last week I shared a prayer of St Teresa of Avila under the heading “abandonment.” I would like to continue the same line of thought this week with a few words from St Ignatius of Loyola, Take, … Continue reading
Today, October 15, is the Feast Day of St Teresa of Avila. In keeping with my practice of the past few years, I will offer today a quote from St Teresa’s writings. I came across this while reading Dwight H. … Continue reading
