Monthly Archive: June 2023

(6/20/23) [Brian McLaren, Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned (2022).] O Lover, Insofar as You already know me infinitely better than I am known by myself...

(6/13/23) O Lover, I have noted that Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM in his daily meditations tends to self-locate “on the edge of the inside.” Viewing this locus as optimal in terms of rootage and...

(5/30/23) [There are three criteria contributing to a contemplative natural setting: flowing water, mountainous terrain, and a long vista (Sanford Alwine [d. 2016]).] O Lover, It was a stunningly beautiful May day for Sharryl...

(5/26/23) O Lover, In my anecdotage I have been musing over our human capacity for both the past and the future. You, O Lover, have evolved my sort so as to be able both...

(5/8/23) [“Even with darkness sealing us in, / We breathe your name, / And through all the days that follow so fast, / We trust in you; / Endless your grace, / Beyond all...

(5/6/23) [“While not seeing (You), (we) love (You); while not seeing (You) now, (we) believe in (You); all the while (we are) filled with joy both inexpressible and glorious” (I P 1:8; see also...

(5/3/23) [“Oh, to love what is lovely, and will not last! . . . to love what is mortal; / to hold it / against your bones knowing / your own life depends upon...

(4/10/23) O Lover, Wary of the sacrificial bent of Roman Catholic liturgies, especially during the Triduum, I set aside time this Holy Week for reading and pondering Meister Eckhart, OP (c.1260-1328). Given the numerous...

(4/6/23) [“We shall not cease from exploration / And the end of all of our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time” (T....

(3/16/23) O Lover, Of late I have noticed a new item in my consciousness. Teutonic in origin, this adage, a metaphorical one, proscribes the throwing out of the baby with the bathwater. Upon reflection...