Category Archives: colloquy
Who gains by violence
Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird; But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives. So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors. (Via Today’s Readings) Tweet
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simplicity–a recovery from the Christmas Season
“The bread which you do not use is the bread of the hungry; the garment hanging in your wardrobe is the garment of him who is naked; the shoes that you do not wear are the shoes of the one who is barefoot; the money that you keep locked away is the money of the [...]
Advent
I am reading Thomas Merton’s “The Sign of Jonas.” He wanted to avoid the task of writing–but it was forced upon him. I, on the other hand, can’t imagine anything else but writing, but no one is ordering my words onto the page. A monastic soul without an order. A love without a bride. What [...]
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morning prayer
God our Father, great builder of heavenly Jerusalem, you know the number of the stars and call them each by name. Heal hearts that are broken, gather those who have been scattered, and enrich us all from the plenitude of your eternal wisdom. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Tweet
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A Franciscan blessings
Hess found this blessing: “May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace. May God bless you with [...]
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Prayer
We see today “a widening darkness between our lucky stars.” Clearly the planet will not forever endure our insults. It’s time for moral outrage. At the same time we must pray for grace to content against wrong without becoming wrongly contentious, grace to fight pretensions of national righteousness without personal self-righteousness. Such grace comes largely [...]
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Emerg[ent/ing] Church Burnout
People are getting burned out on the emerg[ent/ing] church, and I’m not all that surprised. (see google search and technorati search) Alan Creech, who seems to have sparked this discussion, cites these causes: Revolutionary zeal Idealism Relational and theological isolation Constant fighting with little apparent victory Very very precious few “signers-on” Too liquid, not nearly [...]
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Missing Bruderhof
For those who wish to express thier loss and speak words of thanks, you can visit bringbackbruderhof.com. Personally, I want to respect their decision to go offline. You can follow the conversation at technorati/bruderhof Tweet
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Your Last Dig
“The work is more important than the talking and the writing about the work.” - Dorothy Day “There have been enough words, enough sermons and books. What matters now is deeds.” – Emmy Arnold Dear Reader: We will no longer be publishing online, so this will be your last Daily Dig. This is only the [...]
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Fruits that grow in Vulnerability