Tag: God

  • Is Moral Masochism At The Heart of Religion?

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    A friend once encouraged me to read the writings of St. John of the Cross, a Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic Saint, as a way to gain spiritual insight. At the time, I rather callously dismissed the book and St. John’s teachings.  What put me off completely was a passage in which St. John abjectly…

  • Sunday Prayer

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    Teach Me To Listen   The following prayer was composed by John Veltri, S.J., a Canadian spiritual director and expert guide for those presenting the Spiritual Exercises. Teach me to listen, O God, to those nearest me, my family, my friends, my co-workers. Help me to be aware that no matter what words I hear,…

  • Yes, Yes, Yes!

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    Reposted from The Dish (without the additional commentary): Bert Thelen, a Jesuit priest who is almost 80 years old, recently renounced his vows, leaving the order and ordained ministry. In a remarkable letter to colleagues and friends, he explained his decision, citing a desire “to be my best self as a disciple of Jesus, to proclaim boldly…

  • Friday’s Poem

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  • Tuesday Prayer

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    Tonight BY AGHA SHAHID ALI 1949–2001 Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar —LAURENCE HOPE Where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell tonight? Whom else from rapture’s road will you expel tonight? Those “Fabrics of Cashmere—” “to make Me beautiful—” “Trinket”—to gem—“Me to adorn—How tell”—tonight? I beg for haven: Prisons, let open your…

  • Micro-art and Mysticism

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    Influenced by his native Istanbul, Hassan Kale creates works he calls “micro-art.”  The natural world is his canvas –  bugs, flowers, beans and seeds.  Asked how he learned to paint on such a small scale and what his influences were, Kale responded: It all started with a challenge.  I wanted to test myself and determine…

  • Sunday Prayer

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    Listening The goose cries, and there is no way to save her. So many cheeps come from the nest by the river. If God doesn’t listen, why are we listening? Very deep water covers most of the globe. Whenever I see it, I think of St. John. There is no remedy for deep water but…

  • Rev. Rolheiser speaks on solitude during Merton Conference

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    FAIRFIELD, CT – Described as a “rock star” among clergymen, Roman Catholic priest Ronald Rolheiser gave a keynote address of the 13th General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society, held June 13-16 at Sacred Heart University’s Fairfield campus. Rolheiser noted that our society has a deep longing for solitude, but that the pace of…

  • Monday Prayer

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    Let the ascetics sing of the garden of Paradise — Let the ascetics sing of the garden of Paradise — We who dwell in the true ecstasy can forget their vase-tamed bouquet. In our hall of mirrors, the map of the one Face appears As the sun’s splendor would spangle a world made of dew.…

  • Sunday Prayer

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    SHE IS THE CREATOR There’s a tradition that Muhammad said, “A wise man will listen and be led by a woman, while an ignorant man will not. “Someone too fiercely drawn by animal urges lacks kindness and the gentle affections that keep men human. Anger and sharp desiring are animal qualities. A loving tenderness toward…