Just one thought Exodus 3:1-12 Moses said to God, 'Who am I to go to Pharaoh and bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt? "I shall be with you,'was the ...
Thank you for this (and all of your "dailyquiets"). You have opened my eyes to notions about the law and the mark of the blood that I didn't understand before...
Just one thought : Vigils Exodus 12:37-42 Matthew 12:14-21 Though I notice the words 'People of various sorts joined them in great numbers', what really...
Just one thought: a word that betrays the heart? I sit here hooked into the word 'ponera' (the 'evil' bit of 'evil and adulterous generation'), realising...
Just one thought : be happy eyes, because you see. Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Exodus 19: 1-20 Canticle Daniel 3:52-56 ...
Isaiah 65:17-21 John 4:43-54 Maybe it is just because I'm having one of those seasons in life but Isaiah seems to be promising heaven itself. I am engrossed in...
In the Shadow of the Cross God of the shadows, I watch as you walk into the darkness. Strong as love, you are bent under the burden of the world's pain and the...
come Tuesday, the Morally Superior store was back in business, selling conspiracies (buy 1, get 1 free), fear (one size fills all), and a variety of nails, ...
come Wednesday the world stunk with the bitterness of intrigue; the foul breath of secret machinations fogged the alleys and byways of the city, while the...
come Thursday the powers-that-be were being themselves, lining up lackeys to do their dirty work; taking money from petty cash to pay a bribe under the table; ...
Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14;1 Corinthians 11:23-26 ; John 13:1-15 Knowing that His hour had come to pass from this world to the...
He sat at table with his friends, friends who in a few short hours were to betray him, sell him down the river, swear they never knew him. He sat at table with...
you glory is left behind, hanging in the closet gathering Adam and Eve's dust, as you put on humility's shirt (stained with grace) that's been lying crumpled...
come Friday palms were stuffed into trash cans for the post-Passover pick-up; nails were strewn in the path of the cross-bearer; little kids stopped their...
It was Friday. He died young. Too young. But then what can you expect HE HAD ENEMIES. They wanted to be rid of him. They wanted things to stay the same. They...
come Saturday, Mary, MM, and Sally were rearranging the furniture and cleaning up the mess from Friday's wake; the guys, who found their loss uneased no matter...
Not the good Shepherd. It seems strange to pursue this theme of the Shepherd in the midst of the Easter Season, with its triumphal themes of resurrection,...
[The most holy name of Mary] 1 Corinthians 16-19 22-27 Psalm 84 (83): 3-6, 12 (v2) "Alleluia, alleliua! Your word is truth, O Lord, consecrate us in the truth....
Oh my goodness, Alys ... how wonderful it is to hear your voice. ... From: Alys Thorpe To: adailyquiet@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 7:33 AM...
A few days ago I received an e-mail from an Orthodox Priest. I've known him for a while, but was very struck by what he had to say. "Orissa Burning. The...
31 January Saint John Bosco Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 Mark 4:36-41 There's a story I've picked up from somewhere, about an elderly monk who spent much of his time...
Do away with the yoke, the clenched fist, the wicked word. * * * Give your bread to the hungry, relief to the oppressed * * * Your light will rise in the...
There's a lovely equanimity in the Leviticus passage, which is one of my favourites, and has been since I first lighted on it some years ago. I was working in...
I suppose that there isn't one person who doesn't cringe at trying to say anything at all about today's Gospel. [Matthew 6:7-15] We all know these words so...