Blessing Us Back into the Boat
A Blessing for Arriving at the Same Place Yet Again (for which St. Brendan consults) When once again you find yourself where you ardently tried to never be again, Take note. ~ “There… Continue reading
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Blessing the Baubles
They are, in truth, just wood, glass, petals, ash. Knots tied by tired hands touched by countless fingers that flit And… they are so much more. They are tears… awakenings… tethers to the… Continue reading
Blessing the Grief
(to begin remembering well) Together… Grateful, we know you are at ease… free of anxious desires to fix the world, to find the good. Grateful. ~ Grateful, we know the space… Continue reading
A Blessing for the Unconvinced
When once again, despite all evidence before you, you find yourself unconvinced… ~ When the miracles of last year, last time, last night cannot be conjured – will not be cajoled… Continue reading
Blessing the Understory
You who have grown slowly, deprived of good light, of good ease, May you remember your gait helped others grow also – how your pace has privileged the whole. ~ You who does… Continue reading
A Rosary Redux
To say this rosary: Pick one mystery reflection to focus on each day: Joyful, Sorrowful or Glorious. At the cross, say a word of focus and/or gratitude. As you move from the cross… Continue reading
Lamentations 4 – April 3, 2019
Alas. What do we do with a text that has God’s favored suffering so deeply that no religious life remains, no power resides with authority and not even a mother’s love can be… Continue reading
An Unusual Eucharist
I think some of us do the work of God here on Earth without ever meaning to, and perhaps that is as it should be. An example that comes readily to my mind… Continue reading
Fire and Brimstone
Year C Third Sunday of Advent – Luke 3:7-18 (See full text below) Yesterday, I read in the New York Times that thousands of students will have their student loans forgiven by the… Continue reading
Peaceful Perseverance
This young sea turtle (about 12 years old based on the size of his massive shell) allowed me to swim with him for about 20 minutes in January 2018. We were on Grand… Continue reading