Cenacle Journal
Posted in Mindfulness, Prayer, Presence, Turned Toward God on Nov 5th, 2011
Fall is appearing here in North Florida, but you have to look closely to see the signs. Some of the evergreens, like the live oaks, have taken on a slightly more muted green. Others, such as the dogwoods and swamp maples are or will be changing color, their reds, however, almost submerged by the predominant [...]
Posted in Easter, Mindfulness on Apr 23rd, 2011
(See John 20:1-18.) Not much you would notice at first glance: a stone out of place, two men leaving a cemetery, a woman crying in the garden. And a gardener tending a bush whose blossoms flame in the new sunlight.
Posted in Advent, Mindfulness, Presence on Dec 16th, 2010
A voice cries out: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord [...]
Posted in Advent, Comfort, Mindfulness on Nov 28th, 2010
Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Luke [...]
Posted in Glory, Lent, Mindfulness, Mystery, Resurrection, Transformation on Mar 10th, 2009
In his homily on Sunday, Father Jose Mesa pointed out that the Transfiguration of Jesus prepares us less for the Crucifixion than it does for the Resurrection. In both Matthew and Mark we read that Jesus cautions Peter, James, and John, who were witnesses to this manifestation of Jesus’ glory, not to tell anyone about [...]
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