Perfect Community

Perfect Community

This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, when Christians celebrate and reflect on the Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity can often be a tough concept to fully grasp, and I would argue that it is impossible for humans to fully grasp such a divine mystery. But I would like to take...
Pentecost

Pentecost

Fifty days ago on Holy Saturday night, a new fire was lit and into the darkness of that gathering space came a spark of light. That light was passed from person to person, candle to candle until that darkness now sparkled, gleamed, glowed with a new fire, a new light....
Pruning

Pruning

Springtime. Growth, Green. Creation coming alive! Every year, I am in awe at the beauty, creativity, and diversity in God’s great creation! While no one will call me a gardener, I have dabbled enough in the dirt to know a lot goes into preparing and tending plants. My...
A Mothering Spirit

A Mothering Spirit

With the coming Sunday, we celebrate what can be called a Hallmark holiday. Mother’s Day is not a part of our liturgical calendar. It might be understood more in commercial terms than any other. And yet, it seems that there is a desire to honor either mothers or...
Inside Out

Inside Out

The afternoon sun sent lengthening shadows from the greening trees of the park. A crow cawed loudly to its companion, waiting for the matching response. New leaves fluttered in the coolness of the breeze, welcomed after the heat of the day. Hummingbirds whirred in...
Keeping in Touch

Keeping in Touch

Lately I have been thinking about a book I read a long time ago. It is Future Shock, by Alvin Toffler. It was published in 1970. This was before cell phones and iPads and the spread of computers. But one of the main themes of the book is to warn us to guard our...

St. Anthony Spirituality Center

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