Cenacle Journal
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 [...]
Posted in Advent, God Among Us, Longing, Desire, Presence, Turned Toward God on May 14th, 2005
There was a story in the newspaper some time ago about a town where monarch butterflies spend the winter. Every year they migrate to one particular lot where there are certain trees that they like. But the problem was that the woman who owned the property was planning to sell it to developers who would [...]
Posted in Emptiness, Emptying, Turned Toward God on Feb 26th, 2005
It’s not unusual to see abandoned objects along the side of the road, but on the interstates, these are usually confined to pieces of tire, the occasional cardboard box, or more rarely, a shoe or unidentifiable piece of clothing. So I was surprised last week to see an easy-chair perched comfortably on the shoulder of [...]
Posted in Fear, Turned Toward God on Feb 19th, 2005
We have had a family of three baby squirrels in the wall of the patio outside my bedroom window. Like all young creatures, they love to play with each other and to have small adventures. Occasionally mama squirrel makes an appearance, looking exhausted, and sprawls out on the wall where she endures more or less [...]
Posted in Cenacle, Holiness, Prayer, Religious life, Turned Toward God on Feb 18th, 2005
This year is the bicentennial of the birth of Saint Therese Couderc, co-founder of the Cenacle Sisters. My group (five of us) entered the pre-novitiate on February 1, the birthday of the saint we call Mother Therese, but about whom I knew precious little then. Oh, I had read a romantically pious biography of her, [...]
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