I have ascended to the highest in me, and look! The Lord is towering above that. In my curiosity I have descended to explore my lowest depths, yet I found God even deeper. If I looked outside myself, I saw God stretching beyond the furthest I could see; and if I looked within, God was yet further within. Then I knew the truth of what I had read, "In God we live and move and have our being."
—Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercian, 12th Century
On the Road with Thomas Merton from Emergence Magazine on Vimeo.
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Easter Vigil. All is silent, but full of hope.
The last Adam grasps the hand of the first Adam,
And yanks him out of his grave.
The Mother of God wipes away Eve’s tears.
All around the mortal rock of the tomb,
the garden of Eden blossoms. (Bartholomaios I, Ecumenical Patriarch)
Here are some highlights of Easter Celebrations at Redwoods:
Sr. Gertrude sings the Exultet, the Easter Proclamation.
Fr. Simeon and Sisters sing the Easter Alleluia:
Homilies:
Every journey is a liminal space, an in-between time, spanning where I am now and where I hope to end up. While a journey often involves some physical travel, a meaningful journey is accompanied by a displacement of a habitual dispositions and mindsets, while engaging an inner dimension. ...
Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"
Saints: Blessed Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473-1541; Blessed Mary Bartholomew Bagnesi OP (1514-1577)
Readings of the Day
Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 7:10-18 Humility
Mass: Acts 18:23-28; Resp Ps 47; Jn 16:23b-28
Shout to God with cries of gladness.
