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“I Am with you always . . .”  Jesus “We ask the very First Beginning to open our eyes through the ineffable peace of Christ.”  St. Bonaventure Greg was dying.  He had a rare disease that was slowly eating away at his brain and body.  There was no cure.  And so, Greg decided, after a…

“Oh how I wish you would kiss me passionately.” Song of Solomon “O night, my guide! O night more friendly than the dawn! O tender night that has tied lover and the loved one, loved one in the lover fused as one.” St. John of the Cross. “God loved the world (so passionately) that He…

“Of these three remain; faith, hope and love.  And the greatest of these is love.”  St. Paul’s first letter to The Corinthians “The wise person knows more deeply by way of love than by way of argument because the eye of the heart can see the truth of reality.” Ilia Delio If we are fortunate,…

“O Death, where is thy sting?  O grave, where is thy victory? St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians “For me to live is Christ, to die is gain.” St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians “Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear; for He that created you…

“Speak, O Lord, Your servant listens.”  1 Samuel 3 “This is My Beloved Son, Listen to Him.”  The Transfiguration of Jesus “God gave us two ears and one mouth so that we could listen twice as much as we talk.”  Mom When was the last time you listened?  I mean REALLY listened.  Not only with…

“Let a person sit alone in silence . . .” Lamentations 3:28 “The silence holds with its gloved hand the wild hawk of the mind.” R.S. Thomas When was the last time you were silent? When you chose to listen instead of to speak? When was the last time you experienced silence?  The kind of…

“Be still, and know that I am God.”  Psalm 46 “The grace of Christian wholeness that flowers in silence, dispels the illusion of separation (from God). Martin Laird Last week my friend Joe, who describes himself as a modern and everyday mystic, gave a presentation on the importance of listening to God.  The first step…

“A mark of an everyday mystic is that they see God through a new lens.” “Now we see through an obscured lens.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 When I left my previous profession and church I began to experience God in a new way.  I read the scriptures differently; I saw Jesus in a new light (as…

“Reason, even when supported by senses, has short wings.” Dante “Our unknowing goes deeper into God than our knowing goes.” Martin Laird Lately there’s been a great deal of attention paid to the topic of President Biden’s cognitive impairment.  Even if you’re not a news junky, it’s impossible to miss.  Here’s something that might surprise…

“I and the Father are one.”  Jesus “You are closer to me than I am to myself.” St. Augustine “The Soul’s Center is God.” St. John of the Cross Where is your center?  The center of your being?  Another way of asking the question is “What is it that makes you You?” Most people probably…