Archive for April 2021
In Honor of a True Ragamuffin
“Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; You hold me by my right hand. You guide me with Your counsel and afterward receive me into Glory.” Psalm 73:23-24 “And He said unto me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you; for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will most gladly glory in my infirmities,…
Read More“The National Debt . . . to Love”
“Owe nothing to another except to love one another. For the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.” Romans 13:8 “Love seeks one thing only, the good of the beloved. Therefore love is its own reward.” Thomas Merton In the U.S. April 15th is traditionally tax day. It’s been postponed a month this…
Read More“Life’s Little Surprises”
“After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias.” John 21:1 “Surprise is no more than a beginning of that fullness we call gratefulness. But a beginning it is.” Brother David Steindl-Rast Life is full of surprises. Some of those are little surprises that we might take for granted…
Read More“The Living Easter Miracle”
“After that He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country.” Mark 16:12 “The Glory of God is man fully alive.” St. Irenaeus On that first “First Day of the Week” Jesus awoke, shucked the sheets and left the sepulchre, fully alive. He spoke with the women…
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