Aisling on Earth

               "Lord, on the day I called You answered me; and built up strength within me.

             " The Lord will complete what He has done for me."Psalm 138.( In spite of my doubts and fears)

             "Come, Holy Spirit and fill the heart of this, faithless, one"(jih)

               From one of my favorite Irish songs.   "Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears Isle of freedom, Isle of fears but it's not the isle you left behind

        That Isle of Hunger, Isle of Pain you'll never see again,But that isle of home is always on my mind."

 The events of our present history offers us the challenge of facing the awe-full  harshness of what is being perpetuated both at home and abroad. It boggles my mind that living, maybe existing is the right word,  in this supposed most advanced civilizations we are forced to face repulsive realities. We are challenged by "the barbarity of war" (Pope Leo), famine, and can we actually say, the possibility of, genocide?

    For me, "that Isle of Hunger, Isle of pain" will never again be seen by this alien, this Irishman born I County Cork. I was raised  with thought "that freedom was not free". My family really paid a serious price for freedom.  From my earliest youth I was a student of Irish History. Famine and genocide, are words not foreign to the sad history of Ireland. Before the beginnings of the genocide, NOT FAMINE, there were 8 million people in Ireland. After the horrors of the  deliberate, and well thought plans, actions of The British Government, Ireland was reduced to four million.  Records now available reveal that there was NO drop-off in the exports from Ireland to England during those Genocide years. The deprivation of food was looked on as the solution to the  'perceived",Irish,  problem.  Papers now available paint a dastardly picture of the English political mind. There is plenty of research available to make the word "famine" disappears from  description of what happened in Ireland,  and replaced, as it is now, partially, with,  GENOCIDE. 

Facing the growing challenge of hunger in so many parts of our home, we must also face this horrendous fact, there is food available but obstacles are placed to the way of the victims of  famine, and todays genocide to receive such aid. Thank God some countries are  now taking the initiative, and food is being air dropped. Blessings on all those who are brave enough to feed  the present day, SUFFERING BODY OF CHRIST.  The starving Christ was in the body of every Irish person, as He is, to day, in all those suffering in Gaza, Ukraine, and the starving hordes to be found in many continents.  

     " Those to whom much is given, much is expected" are Gospel words that cannot be sloughed over. We must counter attack those who would belittle such prophetic thinking. As some unfortunate leaders are  betraying Their Christ-like , humane calling, and are following The Hireling Shepherd. Our time, these times call out in desperate manner, for shepherdesses and shepherds faithful to the the Gospel's Social Teachings, irregardless of denomination. WE are being called to unite so as  to bring about seismic change .This seismic change has to find  its, origin, beginnings, in The Power that already dwells in the depths of  all hearts. As you read this I hope there is a new AWAKENING of the call to vocation of  being prophets. Prophets always speak the truth to power. History bears out that was not, "a good move", the prophets voices can only be silenced for a little while. From the blood spent, springs up a new breed of prophet. A prophet more committed to the radical demands of The Gospels.  

    Why would you choose to encounter to receive  That Creative, Always Creating Spirit in the Sacrament of Confirmation and Priesthood. Sometimes, when, I am gut honest, I sincerely question the actions of the hireling leadership of our Catholic Faith. Not our past and present popes who are breathing life into a new awakening. A new and more startling revelation of the Power of The Resurrection.

 Catholic means, "you all come". All are welcome and to partake, without money, without having to pay any price, of the blessings The Generous Creator has bestowed. There are to be no door checks, no validation of the required status, for entry to any celebration. All are called, all are chosen, by Infinite Love from It's Womb of Infinite love. We all are conceived and then called forth out of the impenetrable mists of  eternity. We had the beginnings of our  eternal communion  in the  infinite  depths of The Womb Of Infinite Lover. We must remind ourselves, and communicate  this truth to our human family and all creation of a Love that cannot ever be lost, or taken from us. From infinity we all enjoyed being called " BELOVED. The Lord will complete what has begun, but we are cocreatorrs in all the mysterious creative action necessary for  the creative evolution of "New Heavens and a new earth."..... GGPJ.