Where is God in All of This?

“You cannot bear the Truth, but gently the Spirit guides from truth to truth.“ All Creation Waits One of our prevalent myths is that the good guys win, because God is on their side.  And so might makes right.  The guy in the “white hat” will triumph.  Having a Warrior God leads people to assume:Continue reading “Where is God in All of This?”

All Creation Waits

“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” Voltaire In this picture there is a dog in a submissive pose, lying next to a soldier. For me this dog represents all the living beings who are yearning for humanity to stopContinue reading “All Creation Waits”

Bearers of Light and Hope

“For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in sight of all the peoples…” Luke 2 As I was pondering on Simeon and Anna, our two prophets from the gospel we heard at mass today, I wondered – how did they know that this baby was the One? Didn’t they witness many mothersContinue reading “Bearers of Light and Hope”

Time for God

“Ignorant of who we really are God’s children walk asleep. Creation waits with patient hope for God’s children to awake.” Today’s world, even during a pandemic, seems busier than ever. Remembering and getting back in touch with the mission of Christianity takes time and intention. Providing and allowing ourselves a space of time to bothContinue reading “Time for God”