Archive for June 2022

“Behold I Am with you always.”  Jesus the Christ “Contemplation is a knowledge of God that is impregnated with love.” St. Gregory the Great How would you describe contemplation?  It’s not a word we encounter often, is it?  It’s certainly an idea foreign to much of modern-day Christian culture, and perhaps it’s not a concept…

“Truly, the Mystery of Godliness is Great.”  St. Paul “If you love everything, you will perceive the Divine Mystery in things.”  Fyodor Dostoevsky The Celts Loved the Trinity.  We see this clearly reflected not only in their theological writings about the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but also in the way they recognized the Trinity…

“And for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays.  And you will go out and frolic like well=fed calves.” The Prophet Malachi “That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus . . . and Jesus himself came and walked with them.” …

“Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters.”  Isaiah 55:1 “Deep communion and dear compassion is formed much more by shared pain than by shared pleasure.”  Richard Rohr Every Tuesday the Iona Community hosts an island pilgrimage.  It is not so much a trek as a contemplative walk.  It provides participants with the opportunity to consider…