Lent – Clouds Rolling In
We have made our way into Jerusalem.It is a bit warm and the road is dusty.The table is within view, but not everyone is convinced about the guy riding in …
Lent–Christ Consciousness
We are presented with a poignant moment as we enter the scene of John’s Gospel, Chapter 8.Jesus is writing something on the ground, “Let one who is without sin, cast …
Lent–Discernment
“Man can never discern more than a segment of the circle in which he moves.”The table is now in sight, yet some distance away.We get a glimpse of the glistening …
Lent-Getting Closer
We are almost half-way to the table, as we await our own personal resurrection within, this Lenten season.The resurrection of Christ takes place when we accept the realization of the …
Lent–Well Visit
Jesus was deep in conversation, at a nearby well, with a local Samaritan woman.The male disciples were absent from the beginning of this encounter and now appear on the scene.With …
Lent-Heart Test
We enter into this time of Lent as a time to consider the state of the inner life; the place where one meets with God.I must ask myself, “Is there …
The Divine Crucible of God
More often than not, we stand at the pearly gates banging away; demanding from God those things that are ours, but reacting to situations that transpire around us, in this …
Advent–God’s Hope
“Our hearts are ever restless until we find our rest in you.” St. Augustine God’s love is infinite, divine and perfect. It is something we all search for throughout our …
Advent–God’s Peace
I have come to you this day to offer you peace. “My peace I give you. My peace I leave you.”Right now, the world is like a rubber band, stretched …