I was speaking with someone about the Catholic Church’s various responses to the Coronavirus pandemic in my country and city, insofar as some parishes are doing much better than others. The person said that it was as if some in the Church are holding their breaths. A few are actively reaching out, going to great…
Tag: Scripture
Nada te turbe
This picture is a detail from François Gérard’s painting of St Teresa of Ávila, a Spanish Carmelite nun, contemplative, and mystic who was born in 1515 and died in 1582. She wrote several spiritual classics considered to be masterpieces of the spiritual life, and was the first woman to be made a doctor of the…
Go to His Word
I am reading various books during this time of isolation. One of them is Day by Day with the Catechism by Peter A. Giersch. At the time of writing this post, the reflection for the day included these words which have remained with me: “We rise from the dead with Christ… If he rises, we…
The MuSinGer 