Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Delight – Banana Slug Encounter

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I have kind of a thing for banana slugs which are native to the redwood forests of the west coast. The second-largest species of terr...
Friday, November 25, 2016

Mercy - Small acts of mercy

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In his novel, All Hallows’ Eve , Charles Williams has a scene in which a pompous and demanding woman is putting her daughter on the train....
Monday, November 21, 2016

Delight – Thanksgiving & Our Mutual Dependence

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This Thursday is Thanksgiving in the USA. “On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.” ~ William Jennings Bryan One of my...
Friday, November 18, 2016

Mercy – Resolve to understand every person fully

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A version of this post was already planned for today. It seems even more pertinent now. There has been a good deal of consternation foll...
Monday, November 14, 2016

Delight – Expressing beauty in the everyday

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Philosopher, Roger Scruton, writes that we can demonstrate delight and enact beauty in the everyday: There is an aesthetic minimalism e...
Friday, November 11, 2016

Mercy – The Geometry of the Kingdom of God

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I have posted  before   on this blog about Dorotheos of Gaza (see  We fall down and we get up   and  What is more grievous than the si...
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Statement Concerning the 2016 Election of the President of the USA

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Wednesday, November 9, 2016 O God, you have bound us together in a common life. Help us, in the midst of our struggles for justice and tr...