When do you you most let your life slow down? Is it in lectio? In the evening? In the morning before you begin your active day? When you vacation?
When I’ve traveled to a new place, I usually prefer to linger in one area and get to know it well — whether that’s hanging out by a cabin beside a lake, or walking around a friend’s neighborhood in San Francisco. In one afternoon at the Smithsonian, a new friend and I looked carefully at just the roomful of Madonnas with child, just to observe the iconography of animals in the margins and to notice changes in the style and themes over the centuries. Continue Reading
Reading the Canticle of Zechariah this morning, I found myself wondering once more about John the Baptist. How would the story of Jesus be different without the presence of John the Baptist?
Here’s an open-ended question. How have you thought about or wrestled with the ways of God as a Divine Warrior, and as one who sometimes punishes fiercely?
Here’s one alternative to more violence. It may be too little. It may be too late, at least for Syria. Still, it’s a positive, non-violent proposal. I’m not seeing many of those outside Pope Francis’ call for a day of prayer and fasting. Thank God for Pope Francis and his willingness to be alone voice in a screaming world.
Benedictine Oblate Musings 