Reading 1 EST C:12, 14-16, 23-25 Queen Esther, seized with mortal anguish, had recourse to the LORD. She lay prostrate upon the ground, together with her handmaids, from morning until evening, and said: “God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, blessed are you. Help me, who am alone and have no help … Continue reading
Sounds of Yesterday
Sounds of yesterday play hard against my soul. Voices shouting through the years, Silenced as rain upon the shoal. Sounds of yesterday play hard against my soul As pillowed sobs still take their toll. Nothing so hard to bear as tears. Sounds of yesterday play hard against my soul Voices shouting through the years. ©2012 … Continue reading
Death, the Prosperity Gospel and Me
Kate Bowler writes in the NY TIMES: “I am 35. I did the things you might expect of someone whose world has suddenly become very small. I sank to my knees and cried. I called my husband at our home nearby. I waited until he arrived so we could wrap our arms around each other … Continue reading
Big Picture – Pope Francis in Mexico
By John AllenFebruary 17, 2016 EL PASO — Pope Francis’ Feb. 12-17 swing through Mexico reaches a crescendo on Wednesday in Ciudad Juárez, just across the US border from El Paso. So far history’s first Latin American pontiff has been a sensation, drawing rapturous crowds and saturation media coverage. In the United States, Wednesday’s border … Continue reading
Speak the Perfect One in Me
You spoke And matter came to be. Beauty and wisdom Reigned over form, And substance served Your Thought. You ruled the spheres and firmament To create both void and fullness. Your creation dawned in darkness, And You let there be light. First and last and all in between Found a place in Time. You spoke … Continue reading
The Real Presence – as received and believed -Faith of the Early Church
ST. CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA St. Clement of Alexandria studied under Pantaenus. He later succeeded him as the director of the school of catechumens in Alexandria, Egypt around the year 200 A.D., “The Blood of the Lord, indeed, is twofold. There is His corporeal Blood, by which we are redeemed from corruption; and His spiritual Blood, … Continue reading
