Many times a connection between the first reading and the Gospel is somewhat elusive. I felt this while reading through the daily scriptures this morning. It was perhaps the closing line of the Gospel that struck me that there was indeed a connection. …
BREAKING GLASSES
I remember spending several weeks of the summer during my youth in Mobile, Alabama, visiting my Dad’s mom and family. One particular summer, while writing a letter home, my Grandma Telhiard noticed that I was placing my face very close to the page of the letter that I was writing. …
The Engaging Now
If we talk about “gaps” in time, when speaking of the “NOW” as presence, what exactly are we talking about? Not numbness, indifference, disengagement, or even forgetfulness. But from the standpoint of what we call the “conscious” mind, these may be the “state of mind” images that we initially have when we think about “gaps” in time. …
LET’S GO CAMPING
“The tent, which was called the meeting tent, Moses used to pitch at some distance away, outside the camp.” (EX 33:7-11).
Two particular camping events stand out in my memory right now; probably because of the inherent humor I find in them:
The first one involved a camping trip to Ft.…
Scandal of the Particular
Cracked doorways into darkness and thirst
Palpable heat in quiet discontent…
Tables strewn with random yearnings
Bereft eyes gleaming with crisp loss!
We sit at table without food or drink
Open hands seeking solace and strength…
Spoken words of wayward wanderings
Are you? …