“In these times when we cannot leave home, the challenge of this season is nonetheless similar to our ancestors, what does it mean to follow God? Will we do the deep work to recognize, dismantle, and begin to reconcile the impact of European settlers on the indigenous people of this land?”
“Yet, Advent can be a communal offering: walking in hope, waiting expectantly for a baby to be born, and lighting candles into the night.”
“do not in desperation lay
the beauty of your tears upon the clay.”
“It struck me that this life that I believe is mine, that I am sure belongs to me, is not mine at all. I’m taking care of a property that really belongs to God.”
“We’ve had to be alert for so long already, but the things for which we have to be vigilant are still present.”
“Knock at that bible door! Pray for the-health of The World.”
“…that miracles surround us, but we miss them most of the time. We make it harder on ourselves to see the abundance of miracles that crowd around us because we too often look for the dazzling, the shockingly out of place.”
“There is only one reason for the monk’s existence: not farming, not chanting the psalms … not fasting, not manual labor, not reading, not meditation, not vigils in the night, but only God.” (Thomas Merton)
“You are here
with an overflowing love that knows no bounds
and welcomes all to a place at the table.”
“It is the end of the movie (AND the beginning by the way). Lover gets lover, the child gets born; people come together and LOVE wins the day!”
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