Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 31st, 2007 No Comments »
The Word was the light.
The light has come into the world.
Light amid darkness.
Life among death.
The flame has flickered out
As wars have raged and
Genocide has run rampant.
Murder and violence—
The “legal” murder called war.
Abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment—
All life issues.
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 24th, 2007 No Comments »
A far away stable cave holds
What the universe cannot contain—
Jesus, the Messiah,
The Prince of Peace
Sent forth by the God of Peace.
Peace to all.
Let there be peace on earth!
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 20th, 2007 No Comments »
NO_Palestine
Posted in Uncategorized, Peace and Justice on Dec 19th, 2007 No Comments »
As Christians, we bear a moral responsibility for what goes on in our country in our names. Pope John XXIII reminded us that we must work for peace and justice with everything at our disposal. This has never been truer that it is today.
In an age of terrorism, real and manufactured fear keeps us cowering […]
Posted in Peace and Justice on Dec 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Let’s put ourselves in the scene in today’s Gospel. John has been out in the desert proclaiming the coming of the God of Peace. He met with stiff opposition from the Roman dominators and Jewish leaders. Now he is in prison. For all he knows he may soon be put to death for his resistance […]
Posted in Peace and Justice on Dec 13th, 2007 No Comments »
Skellig Michael
Advent is such a time of hope. Repeatedly the God of Peace promises to be with us, to help us, to sustain us. For some reason, the Advent visions of hope which keep coming to us in the daily readings seem to be more real this year. In our tumultuous world as people involved […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 7th, 2007 No Comments »
When the two blind men approached Jesus, the nonviolent Jesus, who shows us the face of the god of Peace, asked, “Do you believe that I can do this?”
Do we believe that Jesus can do this? Do we believe that the nonviolent Jesus can come through on his promise of peace and justice? Do we […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Mountain
The Ignatian method of meditation, as I understand it, asks us to place ourselves in the scriptural scene. Let us relax, sit gently, breathe in and out and visualize ourselves on a mountain top—the place where we meet the God of Peace.
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Advent presents us with an opportunity to stand aside and see things anew. Like Isaiah and the other prophets, we can dream. We can envision a better world. We can hope for things to come. It is a time of prophecy, a time of hope, a time for dreaming wonderful possibilities. It is a time […]
Posted in Peace and Justice on Dec 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
John Dear has written a set of daily reflection for Pax Christi, The Advent of the God of Peace. If you do not have this guide to the daily scripture readings for Advent, I recommend that you get it.
I never quite thought of it this way before but Advent is the coming of the God […]