The Seven Sayings
These are the seven sayings that made the world aright, breathed upon the wind by the Lord of light, as from his wooden throne they conquer broken hearts, and spoke by Him alone then healing…
Tag: Brother Richard Hendrick
The Coming of Christmas
We have candled your coming O Lord of Love. As from the deep dark we have watched and waited your wombing into world; lit lamps of longing in our Advent art and found freedom in…
Brother Leo Remembers Brother Francis
“What was he like?”I asked,exhausted from my climb to pierce thecold cliff top cloister ofthis cowled brother’s retreat,hoping to stir to remembrance his soul;first stung by the Seraph’s fire so long ago,yet burning still in…
Holy Communion
If we look deeply enough, If we pause … long enough, If we become still enough, If we gaze simply enough, If we are quiet enough, then we begin, at last, to understand that the…
Spy Wednesday
We feel it once again approach, the annual reminder,... the telling of the true tale; of the betrayal of love, of light, of God that exists not just then but always; an option in each…
On the Edge of Waiting
Shhh. Come away a moment, my friend. Come away from the lights, and the crowds, and the shops, and the noise, and the pressure, and the worrries, and the old wounds that winter us before…
First Winter Sitting
Last night, as we slept, the first flakes fell; unseen as angels. In darkness we rose, noticing the new nip at sandaled toes, the Autumnal air now waking us with first tender touch of Winter’s…