Friday, November 14, 2008

silent as my shadow

"I wish to be loyal, discreet, and silent as my shadow."

[Dom Helder Camara, Archibishop of Olinda and Recife, Brazil]

Thursday, November 06, 2008

oh, undeserved sweetness and light

oh, undeserved sweetness and light,
stay by my side.
we will go out in the morning now,
a crown of maple leaves, a crown of flowers

- The Innocence Mission, "Happy Birthday"

in each sister and brother

If God comes down to earth through [the] Son made flesh, then we ascend toward heaven through Jesus present in each sister and brother for ...