Fully Alive

“I have come that they might have life to the fullest” Jesus the Christ “The Glory of God is a person fully alive.”  St. Irenaeus We’ve had pleasant weather the last few days in Colorado.  It’s been especially warm and sunny. Spring is aching to break forth with the chorus of new life.  When was…

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Celtic Poverty:  Part 2

“ . . . I know most surely that poverty and affliction become me better than delights and riches.” St. Patrick “ . . . I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me.” Jesus The Christ according to Matthew 25:36 Did you ever have one of those life…

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Celtic Poverty

“Riches I heed not nor man’s empty praise, Thou mine inheritance all of my days.”[1] “Store up treasures in heaven.” Matthew 6:20 “Be always naked in imitation of Christ.” The Rule of Columcille The first followers of The Way were rich in Spirit, and so they could afford to be poor in worldly terms.  They…

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The Celtic Pilgrimage of Penance

“Therefore confess your sins one to another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.”  James 5:16 “A person without an anamcara is like a body without a head.” Brigid Lent, which officially began this past Wednesday for the Western Church and this upcoming Wednesday for the Eastern, is a time of repentance. …

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