Attuned to the Holy in the Flesh – Aug. 25, 2022
“The more attuned we become to the flesh God embraced and in which God dwells, exulting in its harmony, strength, and flexibility, learning how to bear its tensions and suffering gracefully, the more we glorify its Creator, the One who also chose to call it “home.” Being “spiritual” is not essentially a question of religious […]
We Are Inspirited Flesh – Aug. 24, 2022
“Let us say it again: the spiritual life extends not only to the concerns of the soul, but to the life of the whole human person. The whole takes first place, rather than the parts. The human person is not a soul and a body, but inspirited flesh, an animated body. One is one’s body […]
Body as Springboard to God – Aug. 23, 2022
“We have a body. The question is, how will it open us to God in prayer? It is a springboard. All the practices of the spiritual life – praying with the scriptures, meditating, saying the rosary, journaling, focusing, spiritual reading – are only worth the time if they bring us to communicate heart-to-heart with God, […]
When We Look at Each Other – June 23, 2022
“Each one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm, when we look at each other we must say, I understand. I understand how you feel because I have been there myself. We must support each other and empathize with each other because each of us is more […]
