A Death in Fantasyland: A Meditation on Mortality
My heart was racing as I made my way down the stairs. I knew I had to call the ambulance. In the muddled haze of thoughts, I made my way into the dining room. I…
Tag: Lent & Easter
How the Symbol of Roman Cruelty became the Symbol of God
The Christian cross, recalling the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, is probably the most internationally recognisable cultural symbol on the planet. And yet, very few people in the West know about its history. Crucifixion is believed…
The Drama of Clay
This is the drama of clay And the passion of the flood Bread cast over the waters Breathed upon and broken Like God upon the ground Ugly as sin and sorrowing, Pure and pouring out…
Sunday Morning: An Easter Story
~by Emily Kopf ~by Emily Kopf ~by Emily Kopf She didn’t understand. He was their Messiah, their Christ — it didn’t matter what language the word was in, He was the One…
Paschal Mystery: The Death of God and the Paradox of Salvation
One of the objections that has been raised frequently against the Christian concept of redemption through the cross, is that God would not require a blood sacrifice in order to forgive sins, nor indeed that…
Evening – Palm Sunday
The waxing moon knows nothing of Holy Week,and stars care nothing for sacred liturgies.Nor do the fireflies flitting among the trees,and ‘round the darkening lawn as evening falls. The beagle dozing in her rabbit-dreams,a neighbouring…
Begotten Seed: A Reflection between Christmas and Lent
Christmas ebbs out and, and Lent ebbs in - so flows the cycle of the liturgical life of the Church. This particular change invigorates me the most, because it unfolds a deeper mystery yet, it…
Exaltation
We Christians are condemned Ever to be crucified. It is our binding and our breaking. It is our only hope and home. It is our only exaltation. There, upon the tree, We must be mocked…
The Way of the Cross
All of earth is in conflict, dualistic from the positive and negative energies of subatomic particles on through to its magnetic poles.All of life made of earth is in conflict, dualistic from life to death…