Desert Day 46: Tearing Of The Temple Veil (Good Friday Meditation) …

There are so many haunting lines in the passion narratives. Who of us, for instance, is not stirred in the soul when the passion story is read in church and we come to the part where Jesus takes his last breath and there is that minute of silence, where we all drop to our knees?…

Seven Last Words (Meditations for Lent) …

Pray as You Go, the popular prayer website and free app sponsored by the Jesuits in the UK, will be using Seven Last Words by James Martin as the basis for their free 2017 daily Lenten retreat. Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus Based on his talks at New York’s…

Jesus The Homeless …

A new religious statue in the town of Davidson, N.C., is unlike anything you might see in church. The statue depicts Jesus as a vagrant sleeping on a park bench. St. Alban's Episcopal Church installed the homeless Jesus statue on its property in the middle of an upscale neighborhood filled with well-kept townhomes. Jesus is huddled…

Blessing Prayer I …

May God who created you from love and for love heal and bless you – embracing you in the tenderest of mercies. May Jesus who died for you lift the burden of pain from your heart – and take it to himself – for he is gentle – and humble of heart – and desires…