Cenacle Journal
Posted in Cenacle, Goodness, Religious life on Sep 20th, 2009
The expression “good God!” is often not a prayer. But when Saint Therese Couderc used the words, “good God” – and she used them often – it was with reverence. She knew God was good. And she knew that all that God has made is good.
Saint Therese, co-founder of the Sisters of the Cenacle, loved [...]
Posted in Goodness on Oct 7th, 2008
Well acquainted with the everyday graciousness of my Cenacle community, I tend to take their kindness for granted. The kindness of strangers, however, can reawaken me to the Goodness at the heart of the universe.
Here are four recent examples — small actions, but not insignificant, for kindness is never insignificant:
After I filled the gas [...]
June 2006
Sister Elizabeth and I recently returned from New Orleans, our first visit there since Hurricane Katrina.
Our own house, the Cenacle Retreat House on the lakefront in Metairie, was spared major damage. Unlike other parts of town — Lakeview and St. Bernard Parish in particular— most buildings in our neighborhood look unchanged — except that [...]
Posted in Goodness, Mercy, Resurrection on May 17th, 2006
What does the Resurrection of Jesus mean for us? And why does it mean something for our own lives and not just the life of one holy God-man?
First, the Resurrection shows us that Goodness is in control of the universe.
Huston Smith puts it this way:
“Jesus’s resurrection was not about the fate of a worthy man. [...]
It turns out that the reports of violence in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina were exaggerated. Even some of the “looters,” we have learned, were simply desperately hungry and thirsty people searching for food and water.
When we stop to think about it, it becomes obvious that hurricane victims are just like the rest [...]
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