Journey to the Promised Land
I stand at the edge of this wilderness Weary with the journey to get here. So long ago we left our lives…
Wilderness Temptation
He came up from the Jordan. Still damp from his cleansing passage, He wandered into my rocky wastes, His footprints vanishing as…
The Art of Embracing Brokenness
A fragile clay pot— Broken becomes worthless. But Gather up the scattered fragments. Mend the cracks with care and love that Trace…
Brueghel: ‘Fall of Icarus’
I could, as usual, cite events and celebrations of the past year, Mardi Gras, Pentecost, St. Thomas Day, and the Bishop’s Visitation….
Journey into Silence – Christ in the Desert
My journey into the solitude of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert began in a series of fits and starts several…
Perichoresis (Dance of the Trinity)
Within the pond, fish flow in fluid dance, Scaled shapes shadow its depths with fire Their liquid grace reflects the touch of…
Día de Muertos
autumn leaves the smallest tree still green Día de Muertos marigolds haunting my nose brushing dirt from my mother’s cheek funeral home…
Currents
dark mountains waiting for rain tapping through rain the solo traveler shadows in the ripples my dad’s thick hands morning snow today’s…