Transfigured
Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. -Mark 9:2-3 Today’s gospel reading is of the Transfiguration of Jesus. A few years ago I wrote an […]
Creative Blogger Award
Choral Girl at Choral Reef was kind enough to honor me with this blogging award. It has been a long while since I have done one of these memes, so here goes! My instructions are to list 7 things that I love and then pass the award on to 7 people…tagging them and letting them know […]
Update on the Abbess
Thank you for the notes I have been receiving inquiring about the Abbess after her surgery last week. She is recovering quite well, after a few days of extra sleepiness and soreness she returned to her usual spunky self. Her stitches will be in for another week. The medical report indicates that this tumor, like […]
The Moment
The moment when, after many years of hard work and a long voyage you stand in the centre of your room, house, half-acre, square mile, island, country, knowing at last how you got there, and say, I own this, is the same moment when the trees unloose their soft arms from around you, the birds […]
Creativity Resources
Two links worth pouring a cup of tea for and lingering over: The lovely Rachelle is writing about photography as a spiritual practice over at her weekly Blogher column. She is featuring my post on the subject (which has been one of the most linked-to posts I have written recently) as well as a number of […]
Angels Ministering
The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him. -Mark 1:12-13 I was at the monthly gathering of Seattle-area Oblates yesterday afternoon and, as always, it was a rich and nourishing time. We engaged […]