Not everything is about race in this country. But when it is about race, then it just is. So when a guy who has been depicted wearing a jacket featuring an apartheid-era Rhodesian flag allegedly walks into a historic black church and guns down nine African-American worshipers at a Bible study meeting, common sense leads … Continue reading
Saint Louis and ”the Holy Chapel”, Sainte-Chapelle
Today we celebrate two great saints; St. Louis IX and St. Joseph Calasanz. St. Louis IX was King of France in the 13th century, having become king at age13. Throughout his reign, St. Louis defended justice and promoted peace. He organized ‘the court of the king;’ bringing regular reviews of feudal cases. He prioritized the … Continue reading
By Your Presence
You, by Your Presence, O Lord, Are Light to my darkness. You are the kiss upon my brow, The oil upon my head, The arms of sweet embrace, The banner over my heart. You, All Love, Bless this child of Your magnificent And magnanimous Mercy. Day by day. I find You all about me. Flowers … Continue reading
Becoming Flame
I offer You the straw of my life, O Lord of my redemption. Send Your angels, day by day, To glean my field, To fuel the fire of Your Love. Did You not say, “Learn from Me, For I am meek, And humble of heart?” You do not need my riches. You seek my poverty, … Continue reading
Bathed in the Spirit
I bathe my whole life In the Blood of Christ. In Spirit, I place my Soul, Envisioned as a newborn, In the water that flowed From the Side of Jesus, At the piercing Of His most Sacred Heart. O Holy Bath, flow over me. Flow within me, Permeating even To the marrow of my bones. … Continue reading
Awakening
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
