Cenacle Journal
Posted in Cenacle, Immersed in God, Love on Feb 18th, 2009
One of the old songs which the Sisters of the Cenacle sing for special occasions is “Jesu Tibi Vivo.” The original words, in Latin, go like this: Jesu, tibi vivo; Jesu, tibi morior; Jesu, sive vivo, sive morior, tuus sum. (Jesus, for you I live; Jesus, for you I die; Jesus, whether I live or [...]
Posted in Giving All, Religious life on Jan 11th, 2009
Printer-friendly During the sexual abuse crisis, the retired archbishop of San Francisco, Most Rev. John R. Quinn, wrote: “I believe, in fact, that this is the best time in the history of the church to be a priest, because it is a time when there can be only one reason for being a priest or [...]
Posted in Cenacle, Mary, Prayer, Transformation on May 3rd, 2008
REFLECTIONS ON THE FEAST OF THE CENACLE [The following was presented as a talk at Saint Augustine Parish in Gainesville, Florida. For an abbreviated version, see "Waiting in the Cenacle."] Printer-friendly version After the Ascension and before Pentecost, there is another mystery worthy of honor, but which most of us just pass right over on [...]
Before we moved into this house several years ago, the former owner warned us that there would be a lot of trick-or-treaters. In fact, “a lot” turned out to be an understatement, since the first year we counted almost two hundred. As the evening wore on we were scrambling about the pantry. searching for any [...]
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 [...]
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