At the beginning of the sermon on the Mount Jesus gave us the Eight Beatitudes. [Matt 5;3-10]. The first one is “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” I cannot claim to know exactly who Jesus was referring to with this nomenclature in his first blessing, even though we…… Continue reading Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Category: Spirit
Essays and musings with a Spiritual message. My journey thus far.
Texas Dec. 26-28, 2017: Goodbyes
Tues. Dec 26th : We got up early and picked up our doggies who totally missed the holidays. Those who stayed at the Big House did all the necessary cleanup, locked up, and checked out by 10 am. L and her children headed back to Houston. Harry and Rebecca were not flying out until after 6…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 26-28, 2017: Goodbyes
On the Wrong Side
Last night I could not sleep. I lay awake trying to sort out my emotions and going over the words I had exchanged with my husband a few hours earlier regarding the allegations of inappropriate sexual advances leveled against President George H. W. Bush (# 41). My first response when hearing the latest news was…… Continue reading On the Wrong Side
#MeToo
I am now ready to write my #MeToo story. I am doing this now because I feel I have something to say and maybe someone will feel empowered by my experience. I certainly hope so. (View my previous post on this topic at On the Wrong Side. First of all I’d like to make a…… Continue reading #MeToo
A Place Restored
I have been working on a spiritual exercise using a small book entitled “A Simple Life-Changing Prayer” by Jim Manney. One morning several weeks ago, after working Steps 1,2 and 3 (taken from St. Ignatius Loyola’s Examen) I had a revelation. The questions I had to ask myself that morning were “What are you good…… Continue reading A Place Restored
Mining for Meaning
I have been reading “Grace and Grit” by Ken Wilber. Ken is a philosopher, author, teacher and much more. He is often referred to as “the Einstein of consciousness,” I have learned so much by reading /studying just two of his books, “ A Brief History of Everything” and “Integral Psychology”. But this book is…… Continue reading Mining for Meaning
Suffering: Three things I know
For the past few weeks the idea of human suffering has been in the fore front of my mind. It started when I heard a talk given by Ken Overberg, SJ at the beginning of Lent on human suffering and our interpretation of it. Fr. Overberg made it clear that suffering is not God’s punishment…… Continue reading Suffering: Three things I know
Unxpected Blessings
Yesterday on our home visits for the St. Vincent de Paul Society, my colleague and I visited V and B. They live in a tiny two room apartment above a store front on an inner-city street near our parish church. B has a job as a cook at a restaurant in one of the suburbs…… Continue reading Unxpected Blessings
The Luminous Mysteries
In a previous post, “Queen of Drama Oct. 19, 2015, I reflected on the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary and how Mary experienced and dealt with drama in her life. The Joyful mysteries begin the journey through the Rosary with Mary saying “Be it done unto me according to thy word.” They show us how…… Continue reading The Luminous Mysteries
Know them by their Fruits
Matthew 7:16 Jesus said “You will know them by their fruits.” He gave us the litmus test so we would be able to discern a person’s motives, and know whether they are working for “the Kingdom of God on earth”. What does it look like when a person or group is bearing good fruit? For one…… Continue reading Know them by their Fruits
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