(Written in February 2016) Transfiguration Sunday was a couple of days ago according to the Church calendar. In our early morning contemplative service, we listened to a repeated reading of the account of the transfiguration in the gospel of Luke. Following the reading, we shared the insights we had been given. One friend said he had been struck with ...READ MORE »
Spring is the time of rebirth. I love the variations of green. The lime green of the new leaves and the turning to a deeper green as they mature. It is a wonderful time to be outside with the moderate temperatures. It seems as if creation is inviting us to come outside and participate in the gift that God ...READ MORE »
There is a Benedictine monastery in Cullman, Alabama. It is a wonderful setting for individual and group retreats. I made an individual silent retreat there a couple of months ago. It was my first time there and as I went in the middle of the week, I was for a time, the only retreatant. The pattern is always the same ...READ MORE »
“It takes courage to be happy.” I heard this statement this morning. It was attributed to Florence Henderson, the Brady Bunch mom, after she lost her husband a few years ago. She was devastated by his loss and said, “It takes courage to be happy. I am going to be happy again.” My, we have plenty of occasion to test ...READ MORE »
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