A god that could frighten is not a god — but an insidious idol and weapon in the hands of the insane. A god who talks of sin is worshipped by the infirm. — Meister Eckhart. Pretty harsh words from our gentle Dominican priest don’t you think, and during his day the only church we…
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Bonus Post — How Can We Argue?
Having lunch in a field one day, I troubled an ant with a question. I asked of him humbly, “Have you ever been to Paris?” And he replied, “No, but I wouldn’t mind going.” And then he asked me if I had ever been to a famous ant city. And I regretted that I hadn’t,…
Is This Not A Holy Trinity?
Is this not a holy trinity: the firmament, the earth, our bodies? And is it not an act of worship to hold a child, and till the soil, and lift a cup? And Communion, first seek that from your lover’s soul before anything offered from a priest. — Meister Eckhart. Hardly the teaching one would expect…
The Gaze of Faith
The eye through which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one sight, one knowledge, and one love. — Meister Eckhart These days there seems to be lots of ways to practice Yoga. My instructor teaches different methods but for me she…
Here Am I, The Servant Of The Lord
Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord, let it be with me according to your word.” — Luke 1:38 I don’t know where any of y’all stand on the annunciation and the virgin birth, but there is a part of me that says the story is so beautiful it rings of…