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…
Tag: Religion & Spirituality
Christ the Romantic: The Divine Wooing of Mankind
I’m often asked, ‘If it is indeed the case that Christ saves all of mankind, then what need is there in evangelizing?’ There are multiple issues with this question, only one of which I will…
Fear of Hell: A Reflection on Its Place in the Christian Life
I have had multiple conversations with people – people who love the Lord, receive the sacraments, and live a life striving for holiness – who have said something like: “I’m not normally scrupulous, but when…
Salaam, Maryam
It was a simple clay building, with little pomp or decoration. A single girl dwelled within, and the locals called her Blessed Maryam for her piety. Now, at the dawning of the day, she held…
Warning – Muslim Approaching Christmas
When a party of Christians visited Prophet Muhammad (saw), in Madinah, he invited them, while they stayed, to sleep and say their prayers in the masjid. Sometime before, he had come to Madinah with the…
We Are Saved by the Incarnation: The Celtic Teaching of Eriugena
There is an ancient Celtic belief, taught to us by Eriugena, that salvation happened primarily through the incarnation rather than the crucifixion. It was the bringing together of heaven and earth, spirit and matter, creator…
Limping Pilgrims
These limping pilgrims, weary, wounded, maimed, even. Yet heading homeward, leaning on sticks and each other. And each step of the way leads to new wounds, fresh blood. Mind, body, spirit – all assailed by…
Bread and Birds: A Reflection on Providence
There is often a shadow of anxiety that catches me at random times every day. It’s a howling voice that tells me to be on guard. It likes to mock my hard work as well…
The Phantasia: Fairy Tales as Bastions of Hope
Very early on, children read in fairy tales that all sorts of monsters exist, and that everyone needs rescuing. The people need rescuing from the monsters, and the monsters need rescuing from themselves. The dragons,…
Eternity Begun: A Meditation on St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
The dead can be our friends and mentors, perhaps even more fundamentally and intimately than those we live and work with every day. We have many invisible brothers and sisters who watch us serenely and…