Thursday, April 6, 2017

Second Thoughts: With Lincoln (and Lazarus) in the Bardo (A5L)

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Note: Second Thoughts is an ongoing if sporadic series of posts on Sunday readings and motifs that occur to me after  the liturgical experie...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Second thoughts: Through the eyes of love (A4L)

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My heritage is Irish, and we tend even in our most generous moments to nourish a negative streak about human nature. Then of course there ...
Monday, March 20, 2017

Second Thoughts: My Bad (A3L)

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"Waters of Life," sculpture at Chester cathedral. Just when I thought I had exhausted what I would ever  have to say about the...
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Mardi (& place your other favorite days here) Gras

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Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. Aujourd’hui, c’est le temps à laisser les bons temps rouler. This means two things: a) staff meeting today, bu...
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

The Sermon on the Mount: the Reign of God, right here, right now

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I've been thinking since January that I ought to try to write something as comprehensive as I can about the Sermon on the Mount. It...
Saturday, February 11, 2017

Triduum stories

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I thought that, like I did with posts on the scrutinies, I'd gather the various posts on aspects of the Triduum (and Palm Sunday for g...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Invisible joy and the emptiness of love (A4O)

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God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God chose the lowly ...