How God Writes
They say that "God writes straight with crooked lines." As I look at life, crooked lines abound. Somewhere in there is a word that sometimes is The Word, the one made flesh. Perhaps the words on these pages will help as you follow the lines of your life.Christ in the Desert
Sufficient unto today
I pray for the grace
To be who I am today,
To be where I am today,
To be with the people
Whom God has placed
in my life today:Without judgment,
Without resentment,
Without expectation.In loving acceptance,
In trusting anticipation,
In faith-filled hope,
May I savor the gift of today.Fr. M. Keith LaBove
The Church in Abiquiu
Category Archives: Interjections
The Idolatry of Politics . . .
One of the better reflections I’ve seen lately on our political process and its fundamental dysfunction: The Idolatry of Politics and the Promise of the Common Good by Jim Wallis 05-03-2012 Politics is a true American idol, and the 2012 … Continue reading
Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to birth — visualized
Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualization, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.) Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to birth — visualized The video is just under ten minutes and worth a look. It is … Continue reading
The O Antiphons
Traditional titles of Christ for the last days of Advent. Dec. 17: O Wisdom, O holy Word of God,you govern all creation with your strong yet tender care:Come and show your people the way to salvation. Dec. 18: O Sacred … Continue reading
Augustine on the Incarnation
I stumbled across this little tidbit from one of the Christmas homilies of St. Augustine. It is an eloquent statement of the truly scandalous character of the Incarnation: The maker of humanity was made human: so that the one ruling … Continue reading
In Pursuit of the Common Good
Interesting thoughts from Sojourners magazine, on the often overlooked church teaching on the common good: “A TENSION BETWEEN libertarian individualism and pursuit of the common good characterizes all Western liberal democracies. This tension is nowhere more acute today than in … Continue reading
What is Black Friday?
“A terrible institution that suckers otherwise rational, frugal people into spending the holidays trapped in ugly, deal-hungry mobs scavenging for dubious deals on things they probably don’t need.” By Farhad Manjoo, in Slate
But What Do They Want?
by Christine Neulieb. An excellent article from Commonweal on the Occupy Wall Street protests. An excerpt: “The thing that has surprised me most about the people occupying Wall Street is their robust patriotism. Many of the protesters I’ve met express … Continue reading
This Week’s bulletin article
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – September 18th, 2011 I read the book. I saw the movie. Finally last Saturday, I had the opportunity to hear in person the woman behind the book and movie. She told a story of … Continue reading
Weekend Wanderings
Is violence the solution? The question arises for me on this weekend of remembrance. Ten years ago this weekend an act of destruction was carried out by people who believed that violence was the answer. That act of violence gave … Continue reading
Labor Day Revisited
An excellent article in Commonweal Magazine this week, by E. J. Dionne Jr., entitled “Labor Lost: How workers vanished from our national consciousness”. It begins: Let’s get it over with and rename the holiday “Capital Day.” We may still celebrate … Continue reading
