It started with a solitary shining crimson leaf a few weeks ago. It caught The Daughter’s eye one morning as she gazed out the window. One leaf, a rich, vibrant red against the lush verdant green of all the other leaves on … Continue reading We can catch fire
Prayer (I) Prayer the church’s banquet, angel’s age, God’s breath in man returning to his birth, The soul in paraphrase, heart in pilgrimage, The Christian plummet sounding heav’n and earth Engine against th’ Almighty, sinner’s tow’r, Reversed thunder, Christ-side-piercing spear, … Continue reading Church bells beyond the stars heard
A post from the past… Links to articles that I’ve found compelling, convicting, or convivial, favorite quotes, a little food, a little music, a beautiful painting; here are just a few rabbit trails to follow… First – Every December the … Continue reading Rabbit Trails Third Thursday in December
Give us, Lord, a humble, quiet, peaceable, patient, tender and charitable mind and in all our thoughts, words and deeds a taste of the Holy Spirit. Give us, Lord, a lively faith, a firm hope, a fervent charity, a love of you. … Continue reading Praying with St. Thomas More
“Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the universe! At Your word night falls. In Your wisdom You open heaven’s gates, You control the elements and rotate the seasons. You set the stars in the vault of … Continue reading Praying with the Talmud: At Your Word, Night Falls
Amazing how things come at you from disparate directions yet still point you to True North. This image of what NASA thinks used to be a very large star, exploded in a place far away in a time that we … Continue reading Prayer in the Crucible
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