Cenacle Journal
Posted in Acceptance, Gratitude, Mercy, Prayer, Prayers on Sep 2nd, 2010
“Anima Christi” – 4 (1. Soul of Christ, sanctify me.) (2. Body of Christ, save me.) (3. Blood of Christ, inebriate me.) – – – – – Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Aqua lateris Christi, lava me. Who of us is not aware of the need for cleansing? We are all sinners, [...]
Posted in Lent, Mercy, Weakness, Power on Mar 10th, 2010
Spring is the season when the live oaks drop last year’s leaves as the new ones begin to come in. This means that we have huge quantities of leaves in the yard, at the same time that quantities of golden tree pollen settle on cars and everything else. So I was in the yard, wielding [...]
Posted in Acceptance, Lent, Mercy on Feb 17th, 2010
By what boundless mercy, my Savior, have you allowed me to become a member of your body? Me, the unclean, the defiled, the prodigal. How is it that you have clothed me in the brilliant garment, radiant with the splendor of immortality, that turns all my members into light? Symeon the New Theologian, trans. by [...]
Posted in All Shall Be Well, Christmas, Epiphany, In God's Hand on Feb 9th, 2009
(This is a second reflection on the topic of stumbling into the Reign of God.) Two years ago, with the help of Sister Elizabeth, the county housing authority, and a number of generous people, Carol — the mentally ill homeless woman about whom I have written before — finally moved into her own apartment. One [...]
I give you thanks, O God, for all the blessings of my life. I thank you for the blessings I recognize and also for the ones that don’t look much like blessings. I thank you for your promise to work in everything for good. I thank you for your constant love to me, a sinner, [...]
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