“The Presence of God is an applying of our spirit to God, or a realization of God as present, which is borne home to us either by the imagination or by the understanding.” ― Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God It’s already very late on Easter Sunday and so, happy Easter! Today IContinue reading “Real Presence”
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Outdoor Way of the Cross in Ottawa
Stay awake with me
This Holy Thursday, I’m thinking back to my first visit to the Church of All Nations at the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem. In it, there’s this impressive mosaic of Jesus praying while his disciples have fallen asleep in the background.
Knowing the Shepherd
A friend and mentor of mine sent me this recent 20-minute talk by Rabbi YY Jacobson, and what a gift! Highly recommend listening to the whole thing but if I were to sum it all up in a few words, I might choose: passion over perfection!
Palm Sunday & Paralipsis
Photo: Palm Sunday Mass at St. Peter’s Square in Rome in April 2015 Like many people around the world, I’m participating in the mass to the extent that livestream and personal intention makes possible. Today, my friends and I watched a live broadcast of Bishop Barron’s Sunday mass for Palm Sunday. And as usual, BishopContinue reading “Palm Sunday & Paralipsis”
Reflecting with Jean Vanier on terrorism 3 years after the Charlie Hebdo massacre
Today marks the third anniversary of the date two jihadists murdered 12 people in the Charlie Hebdo shooting. Just days after the 2016 terrorist attacks in Brussels, I travelled to Trosly-Breuil, France where Jean Vanier was delivering a Holy Week retreat on the theme “The Agony of Jesus.” Surely the terrorist attacks were on everyone’sContinue reading “Reflecting with Jean Vanier on terrorism 3 years after the Charlie Hebdo massacre”
Amanda Achtman 