St. John of the Cross

Saint John of the Cross has for many years been one of my favorite mystics, one of the ones I connect with the most. He understands what it is like to be in the dark night. He understands what it feels like to be taken apart in the hands of God. I read his book, […]

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Share My Joy

I’ve been asked the current countdown, it is four and a half days. WOW. I’m trying not to think about it in those terms. I pray I’ll be ready. It’s a good thing that after tomorrow I have the day free to work on things. I still have to write a paper for the class

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Good Food for Thought

I’m cleaning out the virtual post-it notes on my desktop so here are some of the quotes I’ve put on them that I’ve really liked. (This one I really like for going to Kenya and the poetry that will result from it.)Take me to the places on earthThat teach you how to danceThe places where

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Differences in Africa

I thought this might be of interest to any of you particularly interested in my trip to Kenya. The current countdown is nine days. That scares me a bit just to think about as I’m not ready to go. Blessedly, there is no school for students next week so I won’t be subbing and will

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Francis De Sales

I really liked Francis De Sales view that you can have unity with God without visions but you cannot have unity without action. The text called it a grounded mysticism, a term I appreciated. A friend posted a question on facebook last night asking whether the gospel is what you believe or what you do.

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