Christ as a Gardener Andrew Hudgins The boxwoods planted in the park spell LIVE. I never noticed it until they died. Before, the entwined green had smudged the word unreadable. And when they take their own advice....
New contributor Joy Kleucker offers this poem from contemplative Elizabeth Rooney for our practice on this Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord: Hurting Only pierced hands Are gentle enough To touch some wounds. The quivering flesh....
[Ed note: In the coming weeks, Contemplative Corner will be adding some new voices to our regular contributors. This week, Saralou Hendrickson joins the fold!] “I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states…. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.” This contemplative writer, in...
All of life’s struggles have something to teach us. Note that after each of the temptations endured by Jesus during his desert exile (Mt 4:1-11), he comes away with new insight on God, and on his own relationship with the Father. This was certainly part of the wisdom of the desert experience, that it persisted ...
Lent is our laboratory! To understand what we mean by this, consider the connection made by Franciscan priest Richard Rohr between the scientific method and spiritual practice: The common scientific method relies on hypothesis, experiment, trial, and error. We might even call this “practice,” just like many of us have prayer practices. Yes, much of ...