Easter this year is a season of sorrow as well as joy for the Church. We rejoice in the Resurrection of Christ. At the same time we grieve because of the spreading revelations of sexual abuse of children by priests, and of bishops who have covered up the crimes. We nod our heads when we [...]
Category Archive for 'Grief'
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word. (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17) Let us pray for those who grieve, as well as for those who are suffering physically, [...]
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 — [...]
When the Earth Begins to Tremble
Posted in Grief, Suffering, Weakness, Power on Feb 19th, 2005
Saturday I took advantage of a solitary drive to Jacksonville to surround myself with the music of the Morman Tabernacle Choir. On the cassette was a rendition of “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah,” with a verse that I had never heard before (and which according to my internet search seems to be found only [...]