Cenacle Journal
Posted in Comfort, Creation, Death, Wonder on Jun 17th, 2010
First hawk I was in the kitchen when I heard a wild beating and clattering. All I could see from the window was a confusion of feathers and very large wings under the patio bench. Since the feathers appeared to belong to a hawk, I put on my raincoat and gloves (even though the temperature [...]
This has been a wonderful season for flowers. The Easter lilies in our yard, though, bloom weeks after Easter Day has come and gone. As they were growing this year, I noticed that one especially tall plant was leaning precariously toward the sidewalk. I knew I would have to stake it, if it were not [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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