Love is the Threshold – Apr. 27, 2021
“Love is anything but sentimental. In fact, it is the most real and creative form of human presence. Love is the threshold where divine and human presence ebb and flow into each other.” -John O’Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
In God’s Care
One of the earliest most indelible images of Jesus from my childhood is the Good Shepherd, the subject of this Sunday’s gospel.* If there is a psalm we know by heart, I can bet it is Psalm 23. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures….” […]
The Path of Love – Mar. 22, 2021
“The point isn’t to stay fixed in any role, but to be committed to movement. That’s what I like about notions in Islamic mysticism that say, Are you ready to cut off your head? It’s like asking, Are you ready to make whatever move is necessary for union with the divine? And that those moves […]
Love Your Enemies – Feb. 22, 2021
Jesus said, Love your enemies. From a hidden place,unite with your enemies from the inside,fill the inner void that makes them swell outwardly and fallout of rhythm: instead of progressing, step by step,they stop and start harshly,out of time with you.Bring yourself back into rhythm within.Find the movement that mates with theirs—like two lovers creating […]