Holy Week
The physical things of Holy Week help us “get in touch”
with the fundamental reality of the Christian Faith:
Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
A Prayer for Wounded Earth
From the wealth of eco-spirituality resources offered by Fr. Al Fritsch, S.J. on www.earthhealing.info comes this prayer for the healing of the many wounds we have inflicted on our Earth. collaborated in visualizing and producing this video version of this powerful message.
May we all have a change of heart and mind, that comes to life in our day-in-and-day-out actions.
Be
One of the authors who has long inspired my spiritual journey is James Finley, a former Trappist monk who continues to live and teach the spirituality of Thomas Merton. This video is inspired by an entry in his book Christian Meditation — Experiencing the Presence of God.
The leader of a Christian Zen retreat that Finley attended, led the group in a meditation based on a phrase from Psalm 46 “Be still and know I am God.” Father Thomas Hand asked the group to repeat the phrase after him, as he shortened the phrase each time.
I, who tend to be addicted to doing, doing, doing, created this video to help me better live the call to be, to be present to my present moment, to be truly present to others, and to be present to the Presence of God in my life and in my world.
The Visions of Mary Southard
A New Story
Every once in a while, you come across a person who shares your vision — and that’s a true joy. Rarer still, is finding someone who can express your vision better than you imagined possible — that’s real revelation. This was my experience in recently revisiting the art of Mary Southard, CSJ (a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph). She describes herself as “a life-adventurer whose fascination is the wonder and creativity of our Sacred Universe!”
Many of her paintings are providing me new perspectives on “The Loveburst” — the cosmic love story of ongoing creation. To see more of Mary’s visions, click here.
Dance of Life
Compassion
6 Acres of “Peace on Earth”
In this follow up to my last post “The Deep Seeing of Frederick Franck” this video provides a virtual visit to his sculpture garden Pacem in Terris, in Warwick NY, 50 miles northwest of New York City. As Franck himself described it, Pacem is
“One man’s work of art that aspires to be an oasis of quiet and sanity, dedicated to what is human in each of us human”
My thanks to Roy Goodwin for permission to use photographs from his visit to Franck’s “oasis of quiet and sanity”. http://returntothecenter.typepad.com
Pacem in Terris is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from May through October. Admission is free. Here are a few articles that provide more information on Pacem in Terris:
www.riverreporter.com
travel.nytimes.com