Ted Turner is quoted as saying, “If I only had a little humility, I’d be perfect.” While Ted Turner may not be the poster child for Christian humility, neither does someone with an attitude of self-disparagement witness to the humility of Christ. When Beverly P. Gordon (“My Daddy Said So“) was filling out a questionnaire [...]
Category Archive for 'Beauty'
This has been a wonderful season for flowers. The Easter lilies in our yard, though, bloom weeks after Easter Day has come and gone. As they were growing this year, I noticed that one especially tall plant was leaning precariously toward the sidewalk. I knew I would have to stake it, if it were not [...]
Dance before the Lord
Posted in Beauty, God Among Us, Turned Toward God on Aug 14th, 2009
Soon after making first vows in the Cenacle, I was sent to be on the staff of our large retreat house in Saint Louis. Since we offered a full schedule of spiritual programs ― retreats, days and evenings of prayer, spiritual direction, directed retreats, and more ― I met many people. Some, however, stood out [...]
Cybernun’s new video features Brahms’ “How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place” (Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen), from his German Requiem. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. … Happy [...]
A quote from Saint Augustine for this season of alleluias, when we rejoice in God’s love for us in Jesus Christ: “Let us love, because He first loved us.” [1 John 4:19] For how should we love, except He had first loved us? By loving we became friends: but He loved us as enemies, that [...]