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O my soul: an éclaircissement

Despite at least two articles attempting to elucidate the human want for immortality, I have been again quizzed as to exactly what it is I think about “life after death.” If there were a simple answer, it would be I … Continue reading

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Logic and Creativity

I was recently told: “The Gods of logic have spoken.”  “No!”  I responded. If it is logical it is not divine. A God is divine in being creative. .Logic does not apply.[i] One may look upon the work of creativity … Continue reading

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“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour”: a peregrination around soul

Protasis The first words of the Magnificat reveal Mary’s moment of illumination. They depict that startlingly calm event within which nature knows Fiat lux is always the Lux mundi. Here we have the awareness that Creativity[i] is of itself incarnating, … Continue reading

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Reflections before the creche

We stand before a cattle shed. It is a bridge between nature and the homes, the hostels, the inns we make for our dwellings. Above it rise the heavens, stars twinkling and angels aglow. This humble shelter is a home … Continue reading

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on Preaching: an excoriation and exhortation

Preaching in the sacred liturgies of the church is a sacred task: to break open, to reveal, the meaning of the sacred symbol-words, and to encourage, to inspire, their embrace. It is not the time to exercise ego. Indeed, as … Continue reading

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Psychotherapeutic Drama: rebranding ritual

Preamble Does ritual need to be rebranded? No, and Yes. It does not require a new name, but it does require a new understanding by them in the sanctuary, chancel, and pew, and by them that wag their heads and … Continue reading

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The Question of Immortality, its Nature and Loci

An offering for the feast of St  Anne in loving memory of my parents, who first took me to her shrine at Beaupre, and of Catherine, Josephine, and Matilda, my grandmothers Is there something about the human that endures after … Continue reading

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