I. You have sanctified our humanity, Christ, our very body dwelling in this world, this mystery that, from the beginning, was already sacred and holy, set apart for God, and also, through his grace, manifesting the beauty of love in the midst of this creation… Read Full Text
I couldn’t help sharing this poem now. I’m very enthusiastic about what it seeks to express, but I also hope it’s not too “dense.” It is a kind of condensation of a lot of thought and prayer, so bear with me. Feel free to let me know if you have thoughts about how I could express things better. More on this to come! Read Full Text
I. A cross enclosed within a circle, opening-out within the embrace of sheltering arms, my God, this illumines life so much. A child in his mother’s arms, loving spontaneously because he is loved; the invitation to discipleship, touching the heart, not as a command or a task, but as a romance, a wondrous adventure, Love awakening love… Read Full Text
I. If anyone would follow me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and walk behind me, step by step. What does this mean, my Jesus?… Read Full Text
The “silence of solitude” is a very rich term, steeped in centuries of tradition. It is a way of expressing a reality that occurs and that is sought at the heart of the eremitic/hermit life; yet I believe it is also an invitation for each and every one of us. So many people in our world–in a way, all of us–experience a profound solitude and loneliness in the center of our life, even though we Read more…
This is a poem about a central theme that runs throughout everything that I write. Indeed, it is simply another attempt to express what lies at the heart of my view of life: what I call the “threefold mystery” of childhood, spousehood, and paternity. This is what I have progressively discovered to be the three forms of relationship that are inscribed most deeply in our humanity and for which all of us yearn. For me, Read more…
I. After you hear the Father’s words, “You are my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” the Spirit leads you into the desert, there to be tempted by Satan. What is this, the only Son entering into our place of estrangement, tempted as we are, in every way, yet without falling into sin? Read Full Text
This is a reflection on the beauty of true surrender. No more than that probably needs to be said in introduction. I trust that you will understand its meaning… Read Full Text
I. When you withdraw into the desert, Christ, you refrain from food and drink, you distance yourself from the many good things of this creation, given by the hand of God. What is the purpose of this renunciation, this stepping-back and withdrawal? It is the opening up of space for a deeper reception of the gift, an expansion of the heart, inward and outward, to overflow in greater love… Read Full Text
As we come again to the beginning of Lent, a question we all perhaps tend to ask ourselves is: “What does God desire from me?” From my own experience and from my relations with others, it seems to me that we have an ingrained tendency to think we need to “measure up” to a standard in order to please God. And therefore Lent, rather than being a joyful time of accompanying Christ through the desert Read more…