The 60-Second Sabbath

assurance

  • O Antiphons: Emmanuel

        O come, O come, Emmanuel,        and ransom captive Israel,    who mourns in lonely exile here,        until the Son of God appear. "It's cancer."God is with us, still. "Your services are no longer needed."God is with… Continue reading

  • Abandonment

    Many of us find great comfortin the assurance that God will never abandon us,but let's examine the record here:she did abandon her only Child,whose chillingly anguished cryfrom the cross to which she was nailed–"My God, my God, why have you… Continue reading

  • Everyone Out!

    Whose tombs were emptied this Easter morn?The earth opened, upended,overturned like a shoeboxof faded photos and forgotten mementos: Everyone out! No more clinging to outdated transgressionsand threadbare insecurity. What you've never imaginedis all you see.  Text and image © 2011… Continue reading

  • He Cradled the Cat

    He cradled the cat in both arms. She was the swirled colors of autumn, eyes now closed, head resting on his shoulder. She rose and fell gently with his breath. "This is how, one day, I'd like to die," he… Continue reading