Seen in the right light, even one dying leaf can spark joy.

on Hiroshima Day

a recording of Thomas Merton's "anti-poem" about Hiroshima, "Original Child Bomb" archive.org/details/Thom...

On Hiroshima Day/Feast of the Transfiguration: www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...

zencrumb: " In a thousand ways, (Jesus) was saying that God comes to us disguised as our life." Richard Rohr

a zencrumb, easy to forget in troubling, distracted times: "Something very deep and mysterious, very holy and sacred, is taking place in our lives right where we are, and the more attentive we become the more we will begin to see & hear it." wounded prophet, Henri Nouwen

Cycling this morning, rejoicing in a riot of wildflowers and birdsong (we are so blessed!) but adjacent to a steady stream of weekend traffic, including an aviation fuel tanker atop a giant flatbed between huge RVs (we are so fucked!) —my 21st century paradox chant.

Retirement: Time to contemplate the shadow, with a lopsided glimmer of the horizon

Retirement: the letting go of an occupational identity--I'm trying to make it part of the spirituality of substraction.

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May your body be blessed with wellness your mind graced with clarity your heart nourished by love your deeds bear fruits of charity your work support the common good your conscience wisely guide your soul know tastes of eternity and discover Spirit inside #billionprayersforpeace

“We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” —Bayard Rustin

Netanyahu says Canada will be on the "wrong side of justice"; this Canadian says that Netanyahu is on the "wrong side of a prison cell".

Back when I was a young, idealist Catholic, I could quote from Rerum Novarum. Now I’m not sure I remember how to pronounce it.

I keep singing it to the tune of Sweet Caroline

“Our task is to build a wide and deep movement, as spiritual as it is political, strong enough to stop these unhinged traitors. A movement rooted in a steadfast commitment to one another, across our many differences and divides, and to this miraculous, singular planet.” - Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor