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Consolation of/in the Body?
January 29th, 2013 I have only recently started running. And I am still a beginner – I avoid hills and run, following the alleged advice of Eamonn Coughlin “as slow as I can for as long as I can”. But it feels great. There is something about ‘feeling’ life through my...
The Sleeping Muse
November 30th, 2012 Brancusi's sleeping Muse... It's not that I feel unfruitful, but I do think that besides Jesus sleeping in the boat, sometimes one's own creative spirit needs to take a break...slow down, take a break, ruminate, let it lie, unfold or sleep...for...
If you focus on the problem, you’ll never see the s olution
Sep 26th, 2012 “Ad primum ergo dicendum quod finis, etsi sit postremus in executione, est tamen primus in intentione agentis. Et hoc modo habet rationem causæ.” ST. THOMAS AQUINAS, Summa Theologiæ I- II, 1, 1. ...my favourite (or at least most quoted) Thomas Aquinas...
My Soul is flooded with sadness…
Sep 4th, 2012 My soul is flooded with Sadness... and I think it’s not all mine. As the water rises, Lord, Drench memories Darken corners Drown the past with your still-breathing presence... that I may die and rise different and new... My soul is flooding with sadness...
Grace Experienced: Some things cannot be contained i n words…
SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 12, 2011 Today I was penetrated by an experience of grace-and even hours (and a gin and tonic) later, I still can't shake it off. It confir med who I am and why I am in this place. In the attempt to help my students apprehend and comprehend that...
Flying visit to Rome
TUESDAY: OCTOBER 18, 2011 I promised I would blog more - in the midst of this busy year, full of changes and new ventures, it is hard to keep in contact with th e amazing people I meet, and those I don't want to lose touch with, so here goes: God has a sense of humor:...