Being Compassionate

When the Lord saw her, he felt compassion toward her. . . . They said, “A great prophet has been raised up among us!” and, “God has visited his people!” Luke 7: 13, 16 In his commentary on Luke’s singular account of the healing of the widow’s son, Luke Timothy Johnson notes the significance of[read more]

The Nativity of Mary

Let everything, mundane things and those above, join in festive celebration. Today this created world  is raised to the dignity of a holy place for  him who made all things.  The creature is newly prepared to be a divine dwelling place for the Creator. from a discourse of Saint Andrew of Crete, Office of Readings,[read more]