You stretch before me In wondrous expanses. Where are your limits, O Lord? Where the measure That contains Your domain? The ethereal sky, Hugging the mountains, Kissing earth, And spilling love across its plains, Proclaims a God of beauty. Hidden,yet revealed, In the minuscule and mighty, You peer from clouds That radiate streams of Your … Continue reading
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Centering Prayer’s Misunderstanding of ContemplationOctober 24, 2015 by Connie Rossini Filed under Books, Centering Prayer, Connie Rossini, FEATURED, New Age, Prayer 18 3 1 3 Centering Prayer’s Misunderstanding of ContemplationThe following is an excerpt from Connie’s new bookIs Centering Prayer Catholic? Fr. Thomas Keating Meets Teresa of Ávila and the CDF.This excerpt comprises Chapter Five: … Continue reading
I See You Through Tears
I see You through tears, Cascading as a cleansing waterfall, Washing away, And carrying away, The deeds and impurities Of the Old Man. Virginal flesh as gift, Are my arraignment. Looking in the mirror, I see me with my eyes, But in faith, I see You. The taint and stain of Sin, The mocking of … Continue reading
Think about Your Beginning
“The genetic makeup of a human being is complete from the moment of fertilization: Not a single scientist doubts it. What some of them want to debate is the amount of respect due to an individual based on her stage of development. If a human being is a half-inch long, does she deserve respect? If … Continue reading
“21 Thoughts” by Dr. Jerome Lejeune, the father of modern genetics
The Father of modern genetics, Dr. Jerome Lejeune, was dismayed when his work was being used to end lives in utero because chromosome 21 indicated Downs Syndrome. He worked to protect and improve the live of the weakest among us. http://lejeuneusa.org/advocacy/21-thoughts-dr-j%C3%A9r%C3%B4me-lejeune#.VilDMF2BxwU.email
Come, O Creator
Depravity now has its day, The festering city Erupts to spew abuse, First on its children, And then on those Who come to its aid. Perversity mocks virtue, Opening it’s robes, To welcome strangers for a night, No home, no family, no love. Let Sin not reign, Call out again. Seek liberty of spirit, Spurn … Continue reading