“Our Anomalous Vision”
"This Lent, I find myself shifting from the question in that shepherd’s carol, “Do you hear what I hear?” to a more penitential question: “Can I really see what others can?""...
12
Apr
11
Apr
The Christian Practices of Lent
"Please join me on this journey to Easter and the renewal of your inner self. Together, let us grow in love of Christ, who is everything to us"...
10
Apr
The Lenten Journey
"Hopefully our Lenten journey will be a time to choose more deeply and consistently our belovedness."...
08
Apr
Lent is a Time to Savour
"The barren fig tree, the repentant son, and the forlorn woman are each a sign to encourage us in our Lenten pilgrimage. Each stands as a beacon pointing the way to Jesus and through him to the Father."...
06
Apr
Thinking of Lent in Black and White
"To watch a film in black and white, without 3-D glasses, and with no chest-thumping surround sound, is to slow down, breathe deeply, and immerse yourself in another sense of time. Cinematic Lent."...
04
Apr
For Me Lent is creating Opportunities
" Lent for me is not a time for mourning over sins, but trying to realize more fully that they are forgiven, and that forgiveness motivates me to do better"...
03
Apr
What is Lent?
"However, the most significant use of forty in this particular situation is the forty days that Jesus spent in the wilderness before he embarked on his public ministry."...
01
Apr
This Joyful Season of Lent
"There are so many people and even whole countries that are experience desperate poverty with children and other vulnerable people by the thousands even millions dying each day. It is shamefully little for me to experience a bit of hunger from time to time. "...
31
Mar
The Prodigal – Fourth Sunday of Lent
"The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming describes a spiritual journey taken by Nouwen that began when he viewed a reproduction and then spent a long time contemplating the original of Rembrandt's The Return of the Prodigal Son."...
27
Mar
For Me, Lent is . . . (2)
"before the triumph of new life at Easter, we learn a great lesson on the first day of Lent from the ceremony of Ash Wednesday ie) we will all die, but then we will all live a new life. "...