Lectio Poetica No. 7 ~ Earth Day Poem

There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places. ~ Wendell Berry There are three aspects of nature which command humankind's attention: power, loveliness, grandeur. Power we exploit, loveliness we enjoy, grandeur Read more [...]

A Place Where One Would Want to Live

A parable beginning before our time, for our time, and for time after time. A story of the power of one: one person, one imaginative idea turned into one wild dream, one wild dream enacted one day, then another, and another. One story of a simple hidden Read more [...]

For the Sake of Future Generations ~ A Life-Line

Today's Life-Line is an excerpt from: ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS . . . ON THE THEME: ENERGY TRANSITION AND CARE OF OUR COMMON HOUSE Friday, June 14, 2019 In the face of a climatic emergency, we must take appropriate measures, in order Read more [...]

The Universe as Composed of Subjects to be Communed with, Not as Objects to be Exploited ~ Two Life-Lines

Today's Life-Line(s) are: Only when redemption in Christ is understood as historical, as an affirmation of God's original intention for creation, rather than a rejection of creation, will it become possible to see the New Testament theme of equality Read more [...]