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, January 1, 2011

Jesus: The Holy Name

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St. Luke, in Chapter 2:15-21 of his Gospel narrative, gives us his understanding of the meaning of the Christmas event through words spoken ...
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Thursday, December 30, 2010

25th Anniversary - The Order of Julian of Norwich

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The Order of Julian of Norwich was founded on December 30, 1985, by Fr. John-Julian Swanson. The contemplative Order follows the medieval c...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Simeon: Man of Hope

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Luke 2:22-35 speaks of a man of hope: Simeon. There’s nothing in the text to confirm it, but Simeon may have been an older man. Indeed, the...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

St. Gaspar de Bufalo ( Jan. 6, 1786-Dec. 28, 1837)

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St. Gaspar del Bufalo - Apostle of the Precious Blood of Christ January 6, 1786 Born in Rome July 31, 1808 Ordained priest December 8, 18...
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The Holy Children

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Had he lived in our times, King Herod ("the Great": hardly descriptive of him except for a few building projects) would've bee...
Monday, December 27, 2010

Jesus' BFF

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Woodeene Koenig-Bricker, in her 365 Saints , speaks of how we put our friends " in echelons ": 1st tier - " the people we l...
Sunday, December 26, 2010

The Christmas Story -- Get It?!

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Most of us, as children, have had the experience of someone telling a joke or a story, ending with the words: “ Get it?! ” The fact is that ...
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Retired Episcopal parish priest and Regional Missioner; professed Oblate of the Order of Julian of Norwich
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