The Good Heart

“A genuinely good heart is a heart that is open and alight with understanding. It listens to the sorrows of the world. Our society is wrong to think that happiness depends on fulfilling one's own wants and desires. That is why our society is so miserable...” (Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Into the Heart of Life, Snow Lion: 2011, Chapter 9 ‘Practicing the good heart’)

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Advent 2

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  Last week we spoke of the first candle in the Advent Wreath as the candle of hope . We light it again as we remember that Christ will com...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

"St. Nicholas" Ferrar

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During my 13 years in the seminary, a number of the young men were tagged as "saints", sometimes out of genuine admiration by othe...
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

St. Andrew, Apostle: The Middle Child??

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Some have speculated that Andrew could've been a middle child. His high-powered older brother, St. Peter, certainly overshadowed him. I...
Monday, November 29, 2010

"Servant of God": Blessed Dorothy Day

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Among people whom I would most liked to have met in my life, Dorothy Day certainly stands out among them. I envied my late former spiritual ...
Saturday, November 27, 2010

The Danger of Advent

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The late British Scripture scholar, J. B. Phillips (1906-1982), speaks of an Advent danger: that of Advent being too familiar to us Christia...

Advent 1

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  This is the eve of the First Sunday of Advent, on which we recall the hope we have in Jesus the Christ. The prophets of Israel all spoke o...

Our Lady of the New Advent Icon

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 (Photo by Lars Hammar) From House For All Sinners & Saints, an urban liturgical community in Denver, CO: " This is the icon we ...
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Retired Episcopal parish priest and Regional Missioner; professed Oblate of the Order of Julian of Norwich
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