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 'Love'
I was delighted to discover, in the Atlantic Monthly a few years ago, W. S. Merwin’s lovely translation of the last Canto of Dante’s Paradiso. Canto XXXIII presents the final vision of the poet, and concludes with the famous line about “the love which moves the sun and the other stars” (l’amor che move il [...]
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 [...]
Jesu Tibi Vivo: The Video
Posted in Cenacle, Immersed in God, Love on Mar 22nd, 2009
See “Jesu Tibi Vivo (Jesus, for You I Live).” For high quality viewing, click on “HQ” (bottom right of frame) after video starts.
Jesu, Tibi Vivo (Jesus, For You I Live)
Posted in Cenacle, Eucharist, Immersed in God, Love on Feb 18th, 2009
One of the old songs which the Sisters of the Cenacle sing for special occasions is “Jesu Tibi Vivo.” The original words, in Latin, go like this: Jesu, tibi vivo; Jesu, tibi morior; Jesu, sive vivo, sive morior, tuus sum. (Jesus, for you I live; Jesus, for you I die; Jesus, whether I live or [...]