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morning mail

Forwarded to me by a friend: From Life Prayers, by Judy Chicago And then all that has divided us will merge And then compassion will be wedded to power And then softness will come to a world that is harsh … Continue reading →

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God, didn’t you hear us calling you?

Ni dyar’izuba, Rizagaruga, Hejuru yadju, Nduzaricyeza ricyeza. When will the sun rise again? Who will reveal it us again?   Someone sent me this video. It speaks for itself. If you can handle more, then read “Left to Tell” by … Continue reading →

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Anthony de Mello

“Life is a banquet. And the tragedy is that most people are starving to death.” (Awareness, 26)

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Henri J.M. “just me” Nouwen

Life of the Beloved “As I write you now about our brokenness, I recall a scene from Leonard Bernstein’s Mass (a musical work written in memory of John F. Kennedy) that embodied for me the thought of brokenness put under … Continue reading →

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G. K. Chesterton

“Up through an empty house of stars,       Being what heart you are, Up the inhuman seeps of space As on a staircase go in grace, Carrying the firelight on your face        Beyond the loneliest star.”

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Goodbye, Old Friend

An old friend is moving on to greener pastures. While I am very sad that he won’t be around any longer, I am sure that I’ll never forget him–Diamond, the horse that got me back in the saddle after I … Continue reading →

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coruscus astrum in terra

The Space Window National Cathedral Washington DC designed by Rodney Winfield My daughter and I recently attended mass at the National Cathedral in DC; however, my attention on the service was compromised by sunlight and stained glass. The blues in Winfield’s Space Window are transcendent and … Continue reading →

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Me and Max

Do you nix the word soulmate? For me, it’s not a term that has a logical or universal definition. I suspect it’s a thing that one either understands or doesn’t get at all. I’m inclined to believe in soulmates although I don’t necessarily equate … Continue reading →

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Legacy of a father and his daughter

No words. Just music. http://www.dhbridges.com

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That Lingers, That Survives

convinced of heaven and earth’s nonexistence, she resonated with the sun when she caught the glint of both sides: tellurian and seraphic when the spell of habit quaked with the copper and transformed the moment before      the moment,            and … Continue reading →

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come away with me and kiss the tender cheek of moonlit bliss and wordless touch and silent sigh aching pulse of midnight sky awake but dreaming one by one of winter moons and summer suns the moments of clandestine heights … Continue reading →

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