A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ.
01084 – A Sad Soul
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01067 – The Gift of Pentecost
I owe everything to the gift of Pentecost. For fifty days the facts of the Gospel were complete, but no conversions were recorded. Pentecost registered three thousand souls. It is by fire that a holy passion is kindled in the soul whereby we live the life of God. The...
01054 – Love God; Care for One Another
Seeing our ordinary lives from God’s point of view changes how life looks and feels. Following Jesus radically shifts the priorities that govern us. We are called upon to measure our lives, not by what we have gained but by what we have given. A radical change. The...
01002 – Advent: Letting God Enter the Cave of Our Hearts
The image on the slide screen was cavernous and beckoning. As the gathering in the San Pedro chapel took in the translucent greens and blues of the watercolor, we heard its artist, Sister Doris Klein, C.S.A., offer these words: “In the cave of our hearts…in the fabric...
00937 – Healing Prayer
Healing prayer is part of the normal Christian life. It should not be elevated above any other ministry in the community of faith, nor should it be undervalued; rather it should be kept in proper balance. It is simply a normal aspect of what it means to live under the...
00927 – Church Musicians are Spiritual Dieticians
Music has the uncanny ability to burrow its way into our spiritual bones. When it comes to matters of spirituality and faith, we are what we sing. There is no need to overstate the case. Music is not all-powerful. Many things shape our souls, including our parents’...
00924 – The Arts Refresh Our Souls
Life beats down and crushes the soul, and art reminds you that you have one.
00899 – The Mission of Church Music
The ideal of church music is found in its function. This function is religious: to bring to stronger and clearer consciousness and to greater vitality our inherent religious nature. At the heart of church music must be the consciousness of this religious nature: the...
00883 – It’s Not Practice; It’s Contemplation
The father of cellist Yo-Yo Ma spent World War II in Paris, where he lived alone in a garret throughout the German occupation. In order to restore sanity to his world, he would memorize violin pieces by Bach during the day and then at night, during blackout, he would...
00868 – The Purpose of Music
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of our souls. If heed is not paid to this, it is not true music…just a diabolical twanging.