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Jesus’ body is taken down from the cross His spirit and his life he breathes in all, Now on this cross his body breathes no more. Here at the center everything is still, Spent, and emptied, opened to the core. A quiet taking down, a prizing loose, A cross-beam lowered like... Read More →

Prayer for Maundy Thursday Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord, who in these holy mysteries gives us a pledge... Read More →

The gospel is a truth widely held, but a truth greatly reduced. It is a truth that has been flattened, trivialized, and rendered inane. Partly the gospel is simply an old habit among us, neither valued nor questioned. But more than that, our technical way of thinking reduces... Read More →

O Thou who art beyond all, What else may we rightly call Thee? How shall I extol Thee, Who art prominent over all? How can any word praise Thee, When words cannot name Thee? Alone unutterable, Thou art the cause of all that can be spoken. How can the mind consider Thee, When no... Read More →

When we call out for help, we are bound more powerfully to God through our needs and weakness, our unfulfilled hopes and dreams, and our anxieties and problems than we ever could have been through our joys, successes, and strengths alone. . . . Anxieties can gray the whole sky... Read More →