03
Mar
Oscar Romero on critical and active Christians
The great need today is for Christians who are active and critical, who don’t accept situations without analysing them
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15
Feb
Anna Kamienska
“Why do I need these landscapes? The image of the sea draws me out of myself, forces all my attention
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15
Feb
Lent in the Age of the Smartphone
An important reflection by my friend Marc Barnes:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2016/02/lent-in-the-age-
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13
Feb
Of Saints and Humorists
It is not without significance that the real saints of history, as distinguished from morbid, self-flagellating ascetics, have a
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11
Feb
"How different life looks when God has carried us"
Faith in the Cross of Calvary is faith in a God who is with humankind right down to the cellar
11
Feb
Flannery to 'A'
The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it emotionally. A higher paradox confounds emotion as well
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10
Feb
I’ve been looking at Salvador Dali’s ‘Christ of St. John of the Cross’ a lot today
Today is the first day of Lent. John of the Cross has always fascinated me, a man who knew as
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09
Feb
“You have this special gift of the Lord: forgiveness. I ask you, never tire of forgiving.” —Pope Francis
09
Feb
'Anaphora', by Elizabeth Bishop
“Each day with so much ceremony
begins, with birds, with bells,
with whistles from a factory;
such white-gold skies
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05
Feb
Etymologically, “mercy” derives from “misericordis,” which means opening one’s heart to wretchedness
Etymologically, “mercy” derives from “misericordis,” which means opening one’s heart to wretchedness. And immediately we go to the Lord: