Tag: healing
When we are at our lowest
I believe Christians, which of course I include myself, can into trouble when they fall into the habit of just quoting scriptures without actually learning from the life of Jesus himself. How he treated others, in the way he responded to those who considered themselves his enemies, his relationship with those who were considered outcast… Read More ›
Fr. Solanus Casey Guild: An Interview with Br. Edward
Brother Edward, a Belmont Abbey monk and guestmaster at the monastery, just launched the new Fr. Solanus Casey Guild which is dedicated to the beatification of Fr. Solanus Casey. Br. Edward has been a monk of Belmont Abbey for over 8 years, and says he wants to share the peace of following God’s will with… Read More ›
Former pope destined for sainthood
A second miracle attributed to the late pope John Paul II has been reported and he could be made a saint soon, Italy’s Panorama weekly said on Thursday, citing documents sent to the Vatican. The miraculous healing occurred just weeks after John Paul II’s grandiose beatification on May 1 last year, which put him on… Read More ›
To enjoy small things
Life on a daily basis has many frustrations. There is also real suffering that can cause a great deal of anxiety, fear and physical pain. The darker colors get our attention, as they should since they need to b dealt with. Often the many subtle colors of the day, the so called small pleasures are… Read More ›
Way of being
Cycles can be broken by simply stopping; sitting, reflecting and enduring what must be faced. Prayer for me can be many things. Yet to sit in silence before Ultimate Reality, simply waiting, not running will eventually bring a feeling of coming home, though it is a process that must be gone through many times, with… Read More ›
Central core
Faith is useless if the central core is missing. It then becomes just another ideology; closed to change and lifeless since it is cut off from what is most essential. “To love one neighbor as oneself” is the essential core of any faith that is alive and vibrant. “To treat others as you want to be treated”, if… Read More ›
Fully human
The more one loves the deeper the understanding that leads to compassion and empathy. Self knowledge is the royal road leading to sympathy for self, blocking off the tendency to run from others and their pain, through hatred, contempt and the use of violence. Self righteous indignation flows from a lack of understanding of one’s… Read More ›
What the soul seeks
(stream of consciousness) A soul in pain seeks diversion. Or if tired, perhaps to find some rest, but where? Root-less-ness, a feeling of not belonging, can be a source of deep inner alienation, leading to isolation. Form; that which has boundaries, is not what the soul needs, at least on the level of inner thirst… Read More ›
Prejudices and bigotry (part 2)
(return to part 1) I remember one day, I saw a women and her small son stranded near a traffic light on Hwy 212, near were I live. She was from a different race and I was hesitant to stop because of how I look. I have a very long beard and hair and some… Read More ›
Purpose
Inner pain is a far from rare experience for humans. Being self-aware comes with a high cost that often causes the inner self, or soul or consciousness to bleed. Perhaps our first step towards being unique personalities with a personal perspective starts when we first experience pain. For it is then, when we are torn… Read More ›