Originally posted on Franciscan Flowers:
May my heart beat with Yours. May my strength be Your Strength. May my energy flow with Yours. May my spirit be infused with Your Spirit. May my pain be united with Your Pain. May my activity center in Yours. May my love be blessed with Your Love. May my…

Father Fessio’s Pope Benedict | Daily News | NCRegister.com

Father Fessio’s A Way With Words   Father Fessio soon learned that the same luminous clarity enlivened Father Ratzinger’s published works. “Back in 1968, when he published the Introduction to Christianity, the prose was already there,” said Father Fessio, referring to a work that remains a key textbook for graduate theological studies. When the Catechism of the Catholic … Continue reading →

The True Story Behind One of the Strangest and Most Beautiful Hymns I’ve Ever Heard

BY Matthew Archbold Composer Gavin Bryars was living in London working on a documentary about people living in poverty. During the recording, a number of people being interviewed broke into drunken maudlin ballads and even loud opera. But one old man, who, according to Bryars, was not drinking, sang a small verse of a religious … Continue reading →

Originally posted on writerjaymaul:
sketch by: JustPaperKid As a writer I am involved in a social structure that consists of many talented artists, most of whom agree that some of the most beautiful, ingenious masterpieces have stemmed from tragedy.  However, my friends and acquaintences become obsessed with discussing/posting about nothing but the tragedies of this…