Cenacle Journal
Posted in Cenacle, Turned Toward God on Oct 5th, 2009
“Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers.”
This quote came in an e-mail filled with Christian one-liners. It seems particularly apt, especially on those days when I am making myself unhappy because God has not consulted me about the way life is going.
Saint Therese Couderc knew a more reliable path to happiness. You [...]
Posted in Beauty, God Among Us, Turned Toward God on Aug 14th, 2009
Soon after making first vows in the Cenacle, I was sent to be on the staff of our large retreat house in Saint Louis. Since we offered a full schedule of spiritual programs ― retreats, days and evenings of prayer, spiritual direction, directed retreats, and more ― I met many people. Some, however, stood out [...]
Posted in Turned Toward God, Union with God on Sep 25th, 2007
On the way home from giving a day of prayer in Jacksonville, Sister Elizabeth and I pass a church. A sign outside exhorts:
Get away from yourself.
Come to church.
“Why would I want to get away from myself?” I think. “I’m the only self I have.”
Then I remember what Huston Smith says about the early Christians. [...]
Posted in Turned Toward God, Violence on Sep 9th, 2005
One outcome of my visit to the ex-Christian web site (see “Being Scorned,” in the “Darkness” category) has been an e-mail dialogue with two of its habitués. “D” is a young man who sends short messages written in abbreviations and capital letters. (I have refrained from pointing out to him that, in e-mail [...]
Posted in Presence, Transformation, Turned Toward God on May 14th, 2005
I am sometimes surprised by how much a simple act of kindness can touch me.
When I approached Main Street the other day to make a right turn, I noticed a bicyclist at the corner, waiting to cross. He was less than respectable looking, bone thin, with a short scruffy beard and an arm covered with [...]
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