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Posted in main on May 5th, 2008
I’m just back from working a Cursillo weekend — held in a retreat house on what is truly holy ground. As I participated in the closing mass yesterday, my thoughts wandered once again to Susan’s Ascension posting. At the conclusion of a weekend, the participants are sent forth to carry what they have learned during [...]
Posted in main on May 2nd, 2008
I was reading Susan’s post on the Meaning of the Ascension and our commissioning before off to work as a part of the team for the Women’s Cursillo this weekend.
This weekend much of her thoughts will be made concrete. Not only will we reflect on Christ in our lives, we will share how we put [...]
Posted in main on Apr 12th, 2008
Today was Retreat Day for the current Women’s Cursillo team and the theme was no surprise to me (I know the retreat master.) First, we were presented with the concept that we are meant to be “human beings” – and too often we are just “human doings.” Then we were presented with Brother Lawrence [...]
Note: I thought I’d try to transcribe what I said that night(May 3, 2006). It won’t be exact, but I’d like to capture the ideas while they are still within reach. Warning: this is LONG.
Life is a journey. Faith, too, is a journey.
When I was about 17 or so, I found myself sitting on an [...]
Posted in main on Jan 26th, 2005
Sometime it feels like a maze – maybe it’s just the labyrinth aspect.
Sunday, I found myself at mass listening carefully to both the homily looking for the non-masculine elements. Jack is really a wonderful preacher. There is a deep spirituality in the man that bubbles out when he preaches. He almost always gets to me. [...]
