Holy Saturday alludes to the fact that what is about to happen is happening now in secret, developing in the hiddenness of in-between time. ~ DJM   Today's reflection "Holy Saturday -- Living In-Between" can be found HERE. ⊕     ⊕     ⊕  Read more [...]

The basic distinction between religion and Christian faith is the propensity of religions to avoid suffering: to have light without darkness, vision without trust and risk, hope without ongoing dialogue with despair – in short, Easter without Good Friday. Read more [...]

Joy and woe are woven fine, A clothing for the Soul divine; Under every grief and pine Runs a joy with silken twines. From “Auguries of Innocence” ~ William Blake “But the thing is, you know you can’t have like a light without a dark Read more [...]

The short reflections for each of the three days of Triduum were published as one piece in Spirituality Mar/Apr 2012; No. 101 under the title “The Paschal Mystery.” Good Friday The 13th century German mystic, theologian, and preacher Meister Eckhart Read more [...]

There is a passage in Willa Cather's novel O Pioneers that I often quote. A character remarks, “There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.” Over the years I have Read more [...]

The short reflections for each of the next three days of Triduum were published as one piece in Spirituality Mar/Apr 2012; No. 101 under the title “The Paschal Mystery.” Holy Thursday Triduum (three days) is in no need of any superimposed theme. Read more [...]

Spring is nature’s insurrection against the arrogant forces of death. ~ DJM Today's reflection is from March of 2012. It was meant back then as a message of hope. It is meant that way today as well. Hope is the antidote to cynicism, indifference, Read more [...]

We know Jesus is riding toward the center of a maelstrom in which his crowning moment will appear as anything but triumphant. Today we celebrate Passion Sunday, more commonly called Palm Sunday. By this point in his life, Jesus is not fooled by all Read more [...]