Catholicism, holiness and spiritualityMy musings on the Catholic Church, holiness and spiritualityMaking the darkness a bit brighter- March 22, 2008 Reading the news at CNS I found the opening words of this story - a quote from Pope Benedict - to ring very true for me: One's feelings of hatred must be washed away with forgiveness and humble service toward...http://bogners.typepad.com/church/2008/03/making-the-dark.html Struggles and perseverance- March 13, 2008 This letter from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to his cousin Mageurite really made me pause and reflect. Here are the parts of the letter that struck a chord in me: Hersin-Coupigny 7th October 1915 ... I made a tour of...http://bogners.typepad.com/church/2008/03/struggles-and-p.html Green Catholicism- March 12, 2008 Not a St Patrick's Day sort of 'green', but 'green' as in environmentally friendly. I came across some info on the web that led me to this story on Zenit, which has a number of related articles in the sidebar....http://bogners.typepad.com/church/2008/03/green-catholici.html Action and Sanctification- March 10, 2008 As I was reading through 'The Making of a Mind' I came across a letter from Teilhard written while he was on a break from the front-lines, at a place named Zuydcoote in Northern France, on July 4, 1915. The...http://bogners.typepad.com/church/2008/03/action-and-sanc.html Letters from a soldier-priest- March 7, 2008 One of the books I've been reading, bit by bit, is by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ - one of my favorite Jesuits from history. He was in the first world war, serving France as an 'enlisted' soldier on the...http://bogners.typepad.com/church/2008/03/letters-from-a.html |