Before sharing more today please allow me to encourage a reading of Elizabeth's Scalia's How to Restore a Church in Scandal? Begin with a Collective Confession at the Word on Fire website. This honest look at our priestly call as laity, how we can help the Church not only heal, but be better. Our Shepherds … Continue reading Teaching and Speaking
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Control
Control—that ever-elusive dream. We all crave it, and yet our faith reminds us that we’re never really in control. We may try to convince ourselves otherwise, but usually we find out the hard way that even our best attempts to steer every last detail of our lives won’t give us what we’re seeking. So part … Continue reading Control
Wait
Psalm 13: How long, LORD? Will you utterly forget me? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I carry sorrow in my soul, grief in my heart day after day? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Look upon me, answer me, LORD, my God! Give light to my … Continue reading Wait
Grazie, Signore
" Amadeus was a remarkable film centered on two powerful and contrasting figures: Antonio Salieri, court composer to the Austrian emperor, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a brash and conceited young genius. "Someone described his life as wine, women, and song. And he didn't sing much." The limited, uninspired Salieri lives with a raging jealousy for … Continue reading Grazie, Signore
Welcome to 2015 – Journey
Welcome to 2015 my prayer is a deeper sense of God's Mercy and of God's Creative sense. As I read this first sentence I am in awe of how these are the same thing, God is all One and in my humanness I see this as different pieces. For me as a human it is … Continue reading Welcome to 2015 – Journey
The Joy of the Lord
The Joy of the Lord is my Strength Nehemiah 8:10 Tap Dancing Priests I woke up with "Overwhelmed" running through my head again. Weirdly I'd gone to bed thinking about the video (link above) and how I'd love to be able to dance, really dance. Sometimes I dance around my house while getting ready for … Continue reading The Joy of the Lord
"Overwhelmed" Big Daddy Weave http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiGb14tTaH4 I see the work of Your Hands Galaxies spin in a Heavenly dance oh God All that You are is so overwhelming I hear the sound of Your Voice All at once it’s a gentle and thundering noise oh God All that You are is so overwhelming I delight myself … Continue reading
Intimacy
Sometimes we experience a terrible dryness in our spiritual life. We feel no desire to pray, don't experience God's presence, get bored with worship services, and even think that everything we ever believed about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit is little more than a childhood fairy tale. Then it is important to realise that … Continue reading Intimacy
wherein failure is holy
when I log onto the WordPress dashboard to write, check comments or upload photos for an upcoming blog I see the most recent comments. Robyn's most recent comment is right there along with a photo of her face, a kindly face indeed. Robyn mentions that she's reminded of something Brennan Manning said, going onto share … Continue reading wherein failure is holy
Talent
"Talent is not Enough" is the line I saw on a t-shirt at the Minneapolis Airport whilst desperately trying to charge my phone quickly and wait for my ride to the hotel. Matthew 25:14 to 30 “It will be as when a man who was going on a journeycalled in his servants and entrusted his … Continue reading Talent
A Quilter's Heart 