I returned from a retreat in Pensacola a few days before Christmas and opened my e-mail to find the gift of a poem sent by our Sister Margaret Byrne. The poem is “Messenger,”* by Mary Oliver. “My work,” she begins, “is loving the world”:
Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me
keep [...]
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Epiphany
Posted in Christmas, Immersed in God, Presence, Wonder on Feb 26th, 2005
A number of years ago I had the pleasure of spending time with a 3-year-old Spaniard. His mother worked for the family I was living with in Paris. Although Juanito spoke no English and little French, and my Spanish was minimal, we enjoyed each other’s company.
A favorite activity was looking at mail-order catalogs. Even [...]