Watch the latest Cybernun video: “Who Are You, O Mystery of Mysteries?” Who are you, O Mystery of mysteries, God of immensity and light of atoms and unfathomable dark spaces? You, the Unknown, radically Other, yet never alien. As close as the blood in my veins, as distant as the vast unknown, almost perceived when [...]
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“Anima Christi” – 7 (1. Soul of Christ, sanctify me.) (2. Body of Christ, save me.) (3. Blood of Christ, inebriate me.) (4. Water from the side of Christ, wash me.) (5. Passion of Christ, strengthen me.) (6. Within thy Wounds, hide me.) – – – – – Let me never be separated from thee. [...]
Not a High Definition World
Posted in Mystery on Oct 29th, 2009
At our house we have one of those old analog televisions that would have stopped working by now except for the fact that we have cable. I spent some time recently, however, in a house that has high definition TV. The picture was beautiful, but I was bothered by one thing. When I turned from [...]
Stop Talking and Listen!
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 [...]
The Beachcombing Spirit
Posted in Contemplation, Gratitude, Mystery on Oct 10th, 2007
Sometimes I feel like a spiritual beachcomber. This is not necessarily bad, it seems to me, because small gems are there for the finding, if the heart’s eyes are open. On my bookcase sit the following treasures picked up during a walk along the beach not far from our Cenacle in Lantana, Florida: a piece [...]