" TUST IN THE SLOW WOORK OF GOD."  deChardin.                                                                                                              "                                            " His love, doe not allow Him to be indifferent to us." Pope Francis.  

                    " The dark valley, is held within, a creative, Presence." Anonymous.

      " The rhythm of renewal challenges us to live each and every day, being converted." Anonymous.         A " cead mile failte," to you all. Us Irish, while being impossible to understand, are a very generous people. We greet you with, "100,000 welcomes." That is my greeting to you, because we have NEVER met, or encountered each other before, this moment. On the one hand you may have NEVER met or reflected upon the reality of Who it is you are, Who is it you are being called to be, and Who is is that is doing the calling. Who it is you are, in this awe-full sacramental moment, is essential  for you to be grounded in the reality, in which makes you available to the gift of, Transforming Power. To quote Paul, now, is the acceptable time when all that is essential for a life that is, happy joyous and free is being gifted, as present, in this present mysterious, moment. As it was, so it is, and ever shall be. 

  Then you have never met me, before. You have never met me, as I am, right now. Since you read this effort last, Joe has encountered Reality in a way, never experienced before. Because of that encounter Joe has been changed. Changed into ?, he does not know The Who it he is becoming. Faith in the Mysteries of Incarnation  and Paschal Mysteries and  tells Him, all was experienced," In Him, Whom all live,  move, and have their being." To add to the mystery, "We who have been buried with Christ, will rise with Him, to become , a new creation", in today's understanding, a Christic Presence. All of which "we can only see dimly, "I Cor. 13:12. Christic Presence, is the ongoing manifestation of Christ within, creation and humanity. No wonder Pope Leo zeroed in on " Magnificent Humanity." After becoming conversant with the encyclical what are your thoughts ? What were the challenges you accepted as the  what actions you are going to be responsible for? What is contained in the quantum world of thought that reinforces your eternal vocation, as being co-creators of the ongoing evolution ? There are no mere observers in the field of quantum physics ?

  This blog is ONLY intended to be the STARTING point of your personal research on all the developments  occurring simultaneously in the evolving, fields of mystical thought, and quantum thought.  We must be immersed in the education necessary for knowledge of the evolving relationship between, the though of the mystics, and,  todays quantum explorers. In the deepening of the respect between the two schools of evolving thought and research, a new horizons, have appeared to be explored. The journey to horizons has no, ending. Once you have reached what was thought to be a horizon, was a stopping place, on the way to the next horizon. To go from one horizon to another, is not a straight line. One has to leave the pinnacle, and start the journey down to the next horizon. That involves the entrance to the dark valley. From the deep darkness of the valley experience, new Light begins to shine. Light that will not only lighten the way, but be experienced as, Light,  that transforms, leading to transfiguration. Then you will fulfill your destiny, as being, "light to the nations."

          Our lenses must be constantly tweaked by, The Ultimate Optometrist.  This  Gentle and Compassionate Optometrist, will make certain we are  gifted with the inner sight, to as to see all that we need to see, not what we necessarily, not, what want to see. What will determine the reality we will be empowered to see, is already waiting for us, in, Gospel revelations. Revelations, that must be reflected on again and again. In the spiritual life, nothing is instant, or at least, almost nothing. Our new way of acting, will of necessity lead to a new way of thinking. These reflections can lead us to the dangerous territory of not conforming to the accepted social norms. Norms intended to strengthen our belief in, the deadly gospel of, "power, property, and prestige" aided by addiction to " control, comparisons, and competition". (I am indebted to fr. Rohr for these insights.) 

    Actions  taken, that are contrary to accepted norms come under deep, inimical , viewing. The Prophets life has not, nor will it ever be easy, safe, comfortable. The Sacrament of Confirmation, is the channel through which the special graces, necessary for the fulfillment of Prophet's challenges are channeled. Paul reminds us,"we will never be tested beyond, our strengths." I repeat  my mantra, " Gracious Spirit. Prodigal Father, you really have more faith in Joe, than Joe has in, himself".  "Out of the depths of my power-less-ness, and fear, Lord, hear my prayer. May the dark valley not swallow me up. May the journey carry and lead me through the darkness into a life, celebrating the transforming gift of, Light. 

   A Light that will light the way into a more faith-filled life of being beloved, daughter/son." " I believe, help my disbelief/unbelief." In the moments of enlightenment, freedom, and gratitude : " Out of the depths of this place of believing in being the beloved, I offer my prayer of thanksgiving. Please remember, if no able, write down, " Gratitude and resentment are mutually, exclusive. You will occupy one reality, or, the other. Practice, practice, all this effort is challenging each individual, to be and become. Your becoming has cosmic dimensions. We do not have an an existence lived in isolation. We are social beings. Just like The Trinity. They live in a communion of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Their Reality slowly emerges and is understood as our reality. "I believe help my, unbelief/disbelief." The more one comes to know, the deeper the struggle with The Not Known.

-          " Nothing, is everything." Current TV commercial.

        " In Your great kindness answer me, with your constant help...for bounteous is Your kindness." Ps. 69

 " Either we see Christ in everyone , or, we hardly see Christ in anyone. Either we are Christ to everyone,                                                                      or,                                                                            or we cannot be Christ to, anyone." Richard Rohr. 

                      '     " Humans, must remain subjects, not data, objects."  Pope Leo X 14.

WOW !!!! WOW !!!!! I am blown away. I have been complaining for eons now, that The Gracious Divine Spirit needed a better public relations company. Now I am so impressed at the current efforts to get The Good News out, Out, for all to see, so all are challenged to sit up, and take notice. Mission accomplished! First, we Received, Pope Leo. Now time, and time again we now see blared across our T V"s " Nothing, is everything". That has been the objective of this effort, when we are in the place of nothingness, we are blessed with, Everything. Remember, " the trinity", that leads unerringly to freedom,  silence, emptiness, and yes.....nothingness."  This " trinity", which will lead us the much desired state of being,  FREEDOM. This journey into mystery, is essentially the same journey that must be taken as when we are being slowly drawn into The Supernatural Mystery of, The Holy Trinity. I have spent my whole life being led into an ever deepening awakening, yet, The Mystery, lives in a field, that lies, beyond. It looks like TV has had an awakening to, the mystical ???? Great to have this constant reminder, "The All, is in all", forever this will be. The Nothingness of The All, is becoming for you... ????? 

      In the last effort Joe "attempted" to delve into The Mystery of The Marriage Covenant. People do NOT enter a contact, they enter a covenant. This covenant is intended to replicate the covenant of old, between The Prodigal Creator and His people. We, the people of The New Testament are immersed into a New Covenant, this covenant has been revealed by The Creators only son, The Prophet Jesus. He, The Eternal Word became The Christ, through His journey into what we call The  events of The Paschal Mystery. In Christ the covenant  of old was not just  renewed, but transformed to reflect not the Enforcer,  The Punisher, The mercy-less judge of The Old Testament. The depth of meaning of New Covenant , we awaken to. Is it more proper to say, we, through the workings of The Holy Spirit, Grace, are gradually awakened to the wonder of mercy-full Infinite Love, in action ???

        There is nothing instantaneous in the formation necessary for in-depth transformation. After transformation we are then privileged to participate in transfiguration. "By this will all humankind know you are my disciples, I your love for one another". The other, to be loved, is NOT to be of our choosing. Christian Nationalism is a prime example of the rejection of this commandment. Ultra-humanism, is the hellish destiny of the rejection of the non-transactional covenant, grounded in mercy-full, infinite Love. A love whose sole purpose is to heal, soothe, comfort, strengthen, protect, transfigure and transform. Trans-humanism is the desired path, but not in any way attractive to the false self, "the small self" (Rohr) Pope Leo emphasizes that all human beings must be the treated subjectively, not objectively. ( These words I was introduced to in 1964 and still delving into their essential meaning.) As the wisdom of, Vatican Two, began its revelation. Revelations that were opposed then, and find vociferous opposition in these present sacramental times. We do not have the choice of being spectators to the will full opposition to the workings of The Holy Spirit. Church Councils are always guided by,"The Spirit of Truth, The Holy Spirit"

       To reduce the mystery of all humanity, and all creation to the workings of an algorithm is absolute dehumanization. Once dehumanization takes place, then exploitation can be readily accepted, and acted upon. When are the consequences of dehumanization, and, the consequential exploitation going to be honestly dealt with? It is going to hit the bottom line of course, power brokers are collectively not ready for this radical sacrificial  Step.  Active opposition to dehumanization is a  truly radical gospel step. To have a beginning, all it really takes is to activate the power of, ONE.  Open person brave enough to take one step. It is past time for " the ones" to exert their power. Minneapolis is our "poster child". The people of Minneapolis challenges all, " Now you go, and do,  likewise". " We showed the way. It can be done. 

    I find the words of Fr.Richard, O.F.M. stunning and challenging. They carry a challenge that appears so very difficult, to our isolated, self-centered selves. We are not self-centered, we are, Self, energized. We are now, Christocentric, connected to The Body of Christ, as a limb is to a vine. Christ, in His farewell message, gave this reassurance " You will NOT be orphans." We, in all of our depths are Tabernacles, were The Presence Of The New Advocate is to be discovered, and a vivifying relationship developed. This dynamic relationship when we respond freely, to the sacramental grace of each sacramental moment. In The Sacrament of The Eucharist the gift, of the actual Body and Blood of Christ is  offered, made available to us. True Love is not forced, nor can it be forced. We are endowed with that very dangerous gift, of, FREE WILL. What is offered Sacramentally must be accepted in freedom. We are bound all together in a Covenant of Love. We know that freedom is of the essence for a  healthy, Love to exist, and evolve. Love of Its Essence is creative. We do not always succeed in doing the right thing. Have no fear.  The Good Shepherd seeks after those who have wandered away, strayed. Not strayed beyond The Sight of,  The Persistent,  Seeking Shepherd. When we cannot make the return because of our wounds, we are gentle hoisted on Broad Shoulders, and carried home. What a homecoming that is.

   We will be caught, gentle in the net of His Compassionate Love, and merci-fully  brought back to a deeper union. One never appreciates what it means to be found, unless one has the frightening experience of lostness. We are brought home, and begin to know that home, for the first time.  What a transforming spiritual experience, which demand of us, reverential silence. So Love is free to flood, the emptiness. We do stray just once. It is the human experience. We are all perfectly imperfect. We are  forever locked  in a covenantal  love. Love, that is  of Its Essence Infinite ,loves us with a love that is " patient, and kind, does not take offense, and is not resent-full." The Good Shepherd always sees Himself in the tabernacle, situated in our depths. A Presence is, never lost, nor cannot be lost. As John reminds us, " It is not that I love God, but that God loves us. Not that we give love, but that we accept,  Love". Again, and again and again. As we are reminded by Popes " The Giver never gets tired of giving. " The problem, lies in the fact that we get tired of, asking." Ask, ask, ask, never loose Hope." Hope never, fails." We do not think our way into new of acting, we act our way into a new way of, thinking". Me thinks !!!  I have reached for , and pressed the button, STOP !!!!!!! Blessings.

                                                                                    

   " There are cosmic plans and Divine designs  far greater than our particular griefs                                                                                                          or current irritations." Kathy Coffey.                               " There may be  tears during the night, but joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5                                        "The unique face of Christ is, the, ikon, but every human face is                                                                                                                 an, ikon of, Christ " Catherine de Hueck Doherty.

        " Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is facing a pivotal choice, either to construct a       new Tower of Babel, or to build a city in which God and humanity dwell together." Pope Leo 14. 

                " Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be, lived ", has to be one of my most often  used quotes. Yet, in the constant repetition of those words, something very unexplainable happens. Each time there is an awakening to an emerging truth, and the evolution of though, of mysterious origin. This leads to this evolutionary understanding ,  the totality of human beings, as well, as all that has been created, or will be created, finds its origin is The Womb of Mystery. That is why you find yourself to be an, insoluble mystery. This does not prevent all from gradually surrendering, to the, " drawing in". This is a workable description of what is sometimes seen as, cosmic human destiny. There is no individuality, in the cosmic consciousness. So we of our essence are mysterious. As the above quote reminds, we are not, THE, ikon of Christ, we are, AN, ikon of Christ.  So when you check yourself at the mirror, Who is it, that is looking right back ?

    How often have we herd describing another as, a "very mysterious person". Those few words are supposed to describe that which is indescribable. People married for a long time, readily admit, "the longer we are married, the less I seem to know about my partner." She/he is becoming more and more of a mystery. BINGO !!!!That was a reality I always made an attempt to convey to couples that were preparing for The Sacramental Celebration of, Matrimony. The forthcoming sacred, mysteriously human actions  was  going to be  celebration of, the sacrament, of their evolving love. In every now moment, of each  lived day  there is a constant awakening. Awakening  the couple to the awe-full realization It will continue to evolve, that evolution will always be guided by The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is The Power that guides all creation, plus each and every act of, creativity. 

       That celebration of the sacramentality of their love, is often celebrated within The Eucharistic Celebration. That celebration is THE great celebration of an essential mystery. "Christ has died, Christ is risen, and Christ will come again" Each couple will be challenged to accept the reality of they, in their unique mysterious togetherness, are already immersed in, The Paschal Mystery." ( It seems we can never shake the reality of The Paschal Mystery that is waiting, to be awakened to, in all the reality we encounter. Not just meet, encounter. What is  being triggered within you, bubbling up from the depths ?)) Every human face, is an ikon of Christ", we must never stop there. The two people facing each other, that are to be seen in their essential reality as, Christ, not meeting Christ, but encountering Christ. In their bed, Christ will sleep with Christ. In the celebration of the sacramentality of their sexuality,  the sexual encounter is in reality The Body of Christ, is, both given, and received. This  encounter is to be seen as the essence of The Sacrament of The Eucharist. Eucharist is first encountered in your bed. Then there is the eucharist, around the kitchen table. Then all that is brought to be shared and celebrated in the communal celebration of The  Eucharistic Sacrifice, and, Sacrament. Now, to where does, " the Priesthood of The Laity lead you to?  Remember these very old, old, chestnuts: "Liturgy, is NOT, a spectator sport." " You are going to be, IN, the celebration, NOT, at the celebration". Joe,  WOW, it has been a long, long time !!!!!  

       The single person, must also delve deep into their actuality as being, The Body of Christ. They are the tabernacle, the dwelling place of The Holy Trinity. They do not sleep, ALONE. The Father, Brother, and Spirit are to be discovered in the sacramental reality, of each moment. Alone, with The Holy Spirit as guide, the single person is offer no distraction from their unique experience of the sacrament of silence. Silence, IS, the Creator's, first language. What unique sacramental gifts the moments of silence are. Being alone, with, The Alone is the precursor to mystical awarenesses. Awake or asleep ??? Sleep brings in contact, with a reality we wish to avoid. We can do so in our waking hours, but asleep we enter the realm of the archetype.  We are told that our dreams are our deepest reality. A reality that can be denied while we are  conscious, but sleep removes all obstacles. Reality breaks through, but speaks to us in metaphorical language.

  Did you know breakfast, originated in Ireland ? The Irish of old, used to sit around the table in the morning, to share the dreams that inhabited, their just experienced, sleep ? That would take awhile. Us Irish, we are known to stretch conversations into epics !!!!!! You who have been reading these effort ? This is a given !!!!!  Us Irish, are dreamers. The Irish word for dream, is "aisling". This efforts comes under the heading, " Aisling, on earth " For us, The Beloved's creation,  is the reality  within which where we are to live that dream of being," happy, joyous, and free". We are doing our best, most of the time to screw it up. This blog is intended to help us not be saboteurs of, The Prodigal Creators dream. " All creation is charged with the grandeur, of God." ( Hopkins).   How is breakfast celebrated in your, " little church of the home ?"  Even on, weekends ? Does the Holy Spirit need to be gifted with more opportunities to be what The Spirit Has always been, our, CO-CREATOR, of all emerging reality.                Blessings on all the efforts to make each moment, sacramental. Gramps.

   " Catholicism, is a thinking person's, religion." G. K. Chesterton

        " The Risen Christ, continues to take flesh, in a living body." Anonymous.

    " AI, might imitate meaning, but it does not suffer, love, repent, or wonder." The New Yorker. 

     "Humans must remain subjects, not data objects" Pope Leo, X14

 

 As I was reflecting on these days, and these times I was hit by this unsettling thought, all reality, all of humanity is being hit by a tsunami. That meant very high and destructive waves. Have the experience of being in one, is beyond my experience. Living in this desert, it is very safe to predict, my experiencing a physical tsunami is preposterous.In is even the nightmare That shall never be mine. Oh! Oh!, Joe you said that awe-full word, never. I may never fall asleep again !!!! We have been in a spiritual tsunami. Wave, after wave of awe-filled, mysterious laden grace has hit the shores of all, human souls, all humanity. It is up to each one to unpack the personal impact that has occurred,  and  is currently shaping our thinking and behaviors. "As we think. so, we act" do you find any existential truth in those words ? Nothing is going to change communally, unless the is change in the foundational cell. This is where you, are the designated, hitters. So let us go, faith-fully.

       One, of the many spiritual tsunami wave we have experienced , lead to an ever deepening journey is into the encounter that happened on the road to Emmaus. That reality, is our reality today hidden in the right now. Most of us can relate with the thinking of the two disciples. They had tremendous expectations, but the reality of Calvary, changed all of that.  ( Remember expectations are PLANNED resentments )They were disheartened, a discouraged as walked, and talked. Then without the being aware of it, the Risen Christ, full-filling His role of being Good Shepherd mysterious wove His presence, into their existential reality. Then through formation, and participation in The Eucharist, their doubts were transformed into new, and enthusiastic belief, which motivated them to, action. This resulted in they sharing their transformational experience. Are you responding to the awakening being offered, in these sacramental moments ? The mystery of Emmaus, right now. What awakening ? The awakening to the reality of, " as it was, so it is", to day and every moment we are gifted with.  Is faith-filled living to be our chosen destiny, or will we surrender to the safety, and security of the non-challenging, non-threatening, familiar? We again return to the insidiousness, of complacency. Uncomfortable ????

I was a body surfer in my younger days. As you joined the other surfers, in waiting out the best approaching wave, you listened for the magic words, " outside". As you looked out here was an approaching wave to be entered into, and surrendered to the outcome. Sometimes it was a short ride. Sometimes you got caught in a pretty violent run, ride, to the shore. Then sometimes you looked around and in the interest of self-preservation, cried, "Where is my, boogie board." then I found myself turning, and heading back out, to join the waiting welcoming community. On the way out I would duck and swim under the smaller waves. In the waiting there was no ability to touch sand. You were really supported by the power of the ocean. This is the first time, I have ever reflected on, what I am awakened to, as  a mystical, graced experience. Turning around and going back out, was the power of grace working. The AI would keep me on the shore. Leading to this challenging thought, grace is circular, the AI is linear. Well what does that mean ?

      "Grace is circular. Grace operates  as a continuous, flowing current that endlessly returns to renew, sustain and expand. Grace is an ongoing cycle of receiving, transforming, and giving back." The mysterious element in all of this, grace is not bothered with stumbling and falling. Our ego driven false self is. The false self has tremendously, powerful weapons at its disposal. The toxic trinity,  comprising of guilt, fear, and shame. These have been dealt with previously, so, in the interest of time, let's move on. Why ? The Feasts of,  Paschal encounter, Good Shepherd, Christ The King, and Corpus Christy offer us such deep insights as we celebrate each feast. They are repeated each year and each year due to the circularity of grace. Each year we are OFFERED the graced opportunity to return to be further renewed in our depths.. We are again uniquely graced  with The Gift that offers mysterious sustenance that sustains us for immersion into The Unknown, and Unknowable. Combined by the graced tsunami of the above feasts, we find we are experiencing expansion. We are now, the living body chosen, from eternity, to be the enfleshment of The Risen Christ. 

We are now longer just individuals. We are no longer valueless objects, to be used, abused and set aside when we no longer have  temporal, quantifiable value. According to who, according to some inanimate, feeling deprived algorithm. This decried by Pope Leo. Where will this transformative understanding, find support ? How will it be promulgated?  By whom will it be embraced and championed?  It will take those with lives who first of all are messy. Messiness, and the more messy the better. It will be lives who are are not confined by rigid formulas. It will be lives who are reluctantly committed to, at first, non binary thinking. It will take brave individuals who are responding to the prophetic call of, Confirmation. The call to be soldiers of a new, vibrant, vivifying army who are prepared to risk. Risk the disapproving looks and shaming words of those  fragile security, based on ego, will be threatened. Lives built on ego, are built on a dangerous, destruction  prone foundation, like it is built on shifting sand. They are curated lives.
   Are what ? curated lives, bolstered by self centered, egotistical lives. Lives that have chosen a lifestyle that is, carefully, selected. Constantly being polished within non binary safety, all for ? All for public display. The gods of" power, property and prestige " (Rohr) are worshipped with assiduous care, and supreme attention. The insatiable god of perfection is in close proximity waiting its turn for reverential, and preferential, supreme ,undivided, attention. No deviation is allowed. deviation from the prescribed way of thinking and living leads to physical, and, or, psychological abuse. The lives finding existence in this hell are truly life-less. We who have chosen, and have chosen to respond we through "radical grace" come to believe and accept a startling reality. It is the reality that without  equivocation states we, are The Body of Christ. NOT somehow like in some way. No, like, we just, ARE. The read, deal.

 Mysterious, through the continuous action of grace, we are the contemporary. Corpus Christy. Meaning what ? We called to be, as Christ was, " chosen, then taken, blessed, broken and given". The Risen Christ, present in the consecrated host, of Eucharistic Presence,  the ritual breaking is essential, so the destiny of Risen Body may be fulfilled.  Being The Living Body of Christ our lives of their essence cannot be curated. This reality we grow in acceptance of. That has been, and currently my story. This effort is the sharing of that story. In the sharing the existing pain is somehow lessened. Freedom is never free. We have to respond to grace, and freely accept the invitation to chose healthy physical and spiritual actions, that can lead only to ever deepening  freedom. Living lives  replicating  the life The Beloved Son, in a a contemporary, alien environment. The chosen, are called to see the reality behind  and beyond our moments of rejection, dejection, abject failure, moments of repetitive falling,  alienation, and betrayal, a mysterious life, whose existence is slowly revealed through the challenge of, acceptance. 

  This happens through that familiar word, yes . We are constantly called to repeatedly repeat, that yes. This is a ye grounded in and through an ever evolving faith. This faith generated acceptance  leads us to see  deep beyond what the critical, and judgmental see. These eyes do not see that behind and beyond the unmentionables of  family, church, and society a miracle of grace is occurring. Transformation and transformation is now operative, where before there was, perceived failure.   Grace, the workings of The Creative Spirit, does not happen without the cooperation of each, pre-uniquely chosen and gifted human being. We are not a human being carved out of stone, we are evolving human beings, been awakened to the essence of, Who, it we are. The linear abilities are impotent, dis-connected from connecting with inner reality, so with Real Reality ?? The non-binary way of seeing and acting is, the chosen way, of The Chosen One. We all are His  Body, his reality, is his way of living in the process of our way of seeing and acting ? The question is asked, the answer is revealed in living, authentically. The tsunami of grace, does not leave wreckage. At those moments of grace, have gifted you with ???  Being the contemporary,Body of Christ has led where? Curated lives frustrates to working of grace. What is the resolution to act, have you been led to make ? Proclaim your gospel. A gospel that will alleviate so much of the current sufferings, of The Body of Christ.

          The Feast of The Holy Trinity, 2026.

     " Nobody escapes being wounded, we are all wounded people." Henri Nouwen.

       " Come to, Me, all you who labour, and are overburdened, and I, will give you, rest.... learn from                                                                             Me, for I am gentle.....and you will find rest."Matthew 11 28:29.      

  " Yahweh, Yahweh, God of tenderness, and compassion, slow to anger, rich in faithful love and constancy ......please my lord, come with us, although... an obstinate people" Exodus 34

 WOW !! WOW !! with the passing of each Sunday, we are truly being immersed in the true depths of who, we are, Who, we are called to be, and, Who, it is that calls us... ENDLESSLY... We are, to say the least, "standing in high, cotton". Now we have to take the time to chew on, masticate  this steak we are being fed. A metaphorical steak , but steak. This is not pablum. Pablum is for children, adults need steak. In deference to the vegans, in my poverty, this is the best, Joe, can do. ( I wonder have I lost some readers?) I am also able to fall back on St.Paul for support. He pointed out there was a right time for pablum, but, there was the time when pablum must be set aside. I am told babies do not welcome the change. There is a part of us that will never accept or enter change willingly. We love control. We love certainty. The spiritual journey is all about surrendering control, and embracing, uncertainty. WOW!!! This is so easy to write about, the practice ? Well that is another matter altogether. Reflection, or top of your head comments ??????

     Our basic, really challenging reality, is the fact we are facing very adult challenges. ( Just read that the war with Iran has resumed. The insanity of war is in full display for our, lenses) To enter the real reality with hope and confidence, we must be consciously connected with an endless  source of nourishing adult food. When we are consciously connected with,The Source, a homecoming, is being experienced. Enjoy !!! In the reality of coming home, we will be constantly, nourished. Prodigal love will be operative,  in every moment, and step. I believe, help,  my unbelief/disbelief. We will be led to the discovery of a well  from whose depths refreshing Water, is in endless supply. 

   It becomes an unsettling reality that nothing happens without our cooperation, and  This, YES, will connect us to and with The Source. Yes !!! a conscious yes, is an essential requirement. We must do our part. Yes, we must do our part.  This results in us being strengthened us for the moment to moment battles. We are never alone in the battle, the struggle. Mysterious nourishment, will make us resilient in challenging times. The mystery of grace, we will become slowly connected with, in very mysterious ways. Ways that will slowly become, the ways of a faith journey. All journeys are unique.

 In the pantry, of our depths, there is  stored there all that we need. There is nothing missing. Fear may distract us from the depth of that truth. Our false selves abhors this truth. That is why we have to respond to the invitation " to launch, into the deep" with an ever deepening faith. Evolving, Faith in the Ones Dwelling there, there in the pantry of our depths is a Community of Lovers. A community of dynamic, always empowering, Love. They are sometimes known as, Our Source of Origin, our Brother, and Lover. The key to the pantry is entrusted to us through silence, emptiness and nothingness. 

Those Indwelling in our depths, are not, strangers. Strangers are those people we have never met. The Trinitarian Reality is our original home, a home in which we can never be strangers. We can never  loose our belonging. Neither can our Family connection be ever be denied us. Yes !! there will be efforts, intense efforts at that, to somehow shake or confidence in the covenant. A covenant providing us being  grounded in tenderness and compassion. Because of its Source of origin we are grounded in infinite, tenderness, and compassion. This does demand an ever deepening commitment to an endless exploration, and reflection. Here we will find the rest we so desperately need. WE ARE NEVER, FIXED. It is not promised. This is the source of so much turmoil, as we go on our unique way. " Expectations are, planned, resentments."

  The giving can never stop."It NOT that we love God, but that God loves us. Not that we give love, but, that we accept Love" Saint John. Being the "disciple that Jesus loved", he had to know something about love. As John was loved, so are we, all of us. There are no exceptions. Religiosity, binary thinking can be obstacles. St.Peter  once remarked," God shows no partiality." A great place to stop, for now. Gramps !!

 

    

                      

                                                                  PENTECOST....2026. 

                 "It is possible, to live your whole life, and die, without ever having met the person,                                                                                      

                                                                                                      that lived your life.  (Thomas Merton) 

                "I Am, here, I Am, here, to the people, who not even invoke, my name."  Isiah 65:1. 

        We are being invited to celebrate, on this Pentecost Sunday, the ending of the Lent-Paschal Mystery celebrations. It is also looked on as the birthday of The Church. Happy birthday, now, lets go to work. We the ending of The Lenten-Paschal seasons, we are entering into the Liturgical Season, misnamed, Ordinary time. Misnamed in my very limited estimation. We have completed the official celebrations of The Lenten-Paschal celebrations, now we are going to enter into a real challenge. I suggest the following , how are we to be sensitized so as to have the lenses to rediscover, in so-called Ordinary Time, the Eternal Mysteries that have just been the focus of celebrations. To become gradually sensitized that in the so-called ordinary is the extraordinary. The mysterious !!! As we are gradually initiated into those above mysteries we will be somehow mysteriously  introduced to our who we really are. Not only who we are,  but Who is it we are called to be, and Who has done the calling.    ENDLESSLY !!!! MYSTERIOUSLY !!!  Darkly !!!!! What a birthday present to open !!!!!

  This endlessness will allow us to get to know who is that person, we are journeying with. Who are The Three Mysterious Presences that are indwelling within our depths, waiting for welcome and recognition. This is not easy. We will be in a constant battle with the false self, "the small self"(Rohr). It will take deep faith and reckless courage. The daily entrance into this battle means,  We will not be numbered " those  frightened and timid souls, who know, neither victory, nor, defeat"( Roosevelt.) There are mysterious happenings in store, as we grow into acceptance we will enter cautiously a mysterious journey. Resulting in  us being gradually initiated into the mystery of who we are, and Who The Divine God is. The Person hidden in our personhood, is The Eternal  Triune Mystery. This is not a journey we can take on our own behest. We may erroneously think we are doing all, because we are willing it. That is when we are in egocentricity. A very dangerous, and deceptive place of apparent, existence. Not real, reality. Facing that illusion is our life long challenge. Because of our limited humanness, we need help from The Supernatural. We receive the preternatural gifts of Faith, Hope, and Love. The Gracious Creative  Loving Spirit does "look on us in our lowliness", and showers on us  with endless mercy-full transforming, and transfiguring  grace. That is why grace is another way expressing how Love acts. Love in action, IS, grace.

Pentecost Sunday was the Sunday when The Holy Spirit, hidden in tongues of fire, fulfilled a promise, made by Rabbi Jesus. Remember how He said, " I, will not leave you orphans. I will send you another Advocate." Pentecost is the fulfillment of that promise. The Divine, IS, always true to the promises made.  Hope in the promises of The Eternal, never disappoints. Takes a great deal of soul searching to work through what we are to call, name, apparent disappointments. ( What are the  mysterious promises made, you are seeking, and searching for ?  If I may, may I suggest the bromide, that is my go, help, I dire emergencies " Come, Holy Spirit come."  Facing the darkness of uncertainty, " Come, Holy Spirit come and fill the wounded, and hardened heart, of this faith-less one." Been working for DECADES now. That now, includes this sacramental, now moment. 

 The disciples we just a gathering of scared, and disappointed individuals. With, and because of the actions of The  Dynamic transforming Power they became an enlivened, transfigured community of Faith. They willingly went forward, and in their fearlessness, and so the transformation of the cosmos, began. We have to constantly remind ourselves we are the bearers of all that transpired on that Sunday, eons ago. For this you have been eternally chosen. For this challenge you have been uniquely formed, gifted. For this challenge we are eternally strengthened, by a Power. A Loving, creative and creating Power Who has chosen our depths, to be The Tabernacle of Eternal Light. That Light can never be quenched. That Light can never desert us, no matter, the deserts, we are drawn into. This Light is always seeking to lighten the darkness, with a Light, that may, and is suppressed, opposed. The Light will penetrate all darkness, and reveal unending mysteries. " I believe, help my unbelief/ disbelief." 

  When I was growing up in Ireland, it was The Holy Ghost Who was found to be in our prayers. The Holy Ghost had the dubious distinction of being called, named, " The forgotten Person of, The Blessed Trinity.' WOW !! what a change The Spirit has experienced in recent decades. The Spirit has engineered a real transformation. Love, we are told is of its very nature creative. Are we now surrendering  more and more to that Creative, and Creating Love. Not because we want to, but because of Truth we have to. These uncertain times demands we have some source of certainty in this, our most challenging existence. The Christ did envisage this for us. He said " I have come that you may have life, and have it to the fullest." Existence is not our destiny, "fullness of life is". So, Joe, do you want to share your journey of discovery,  from the daily fight for existence, to the living of life to the fullest. From  the  place of merely eking out   existence, a terrifying place to be, to be blessed life that comes from, "living life, on life's terms." 

" Living life, on life's terms" demands the deep immersion into The Paschal Mystery. I have been told, and am learning, as I am being schooled in the hard school of experience,  that there is a great similarity between what my destiny is and the making of colored Easter eggs. The egg is not dipped just once into coloring. It is dipped again and again. Each Lenten-Paschal season we are  dipped and dipped. Metanoia is the resulting gift. A deep change to the direction of our present choosing happens. We are graced so as to have the power to leave behind some impediment to authentic living. Then into the void created, a new way of being is, graciously and unconditionally, gifted. This gift awaits,  discovery. Just like the next effort ???  The power of The Resurrection lights a fire.                 In Paschal love. Great gramps. 

   

 

                                                          

    Whatever one sees, there are layers of mysterious truths, and meanings, hidden, in the darkness of the unknown.  As we journey into the unknown, we are brought into an ever deepening relationship with, The Unknown, The Unknowable. These truths, because of their newness and uniqueness, we are always in the endless process of awakening, and re-awakening   This process of awakening, and re-awakening, always leads to truths, hidden, waiting further  recognition, and endless action. This is mysterious process, is a challenge we are  always invited to plunge ever deeper  into. Whether we accept the invitation, or reject its newness, pregnant with dangers, and uncertainties, is the decision of our free will. Here, in this moment and in every is the daily confrontation with delirious effects of, codependency. This is the challenging, disturbing reality we are facing, many times unwillingly.

 Is there any body living a life, free, of the ravages of codependency, and its resulting destruction? Whether we surrender to the fears of the false self, or readily embrace the freeing, adventures of  the mysterious, is a decision not easily made. We need grace. "Of ourselves we can do nothing, we can do all things  in The One,Who strengthens us".  I am in endless need of this consolation," Be not afraid I am with you."These words of scripture  demand the constant need of repetition, speaking for this   spiritual being, immersed in the human condition. (DeChardin) The living within the  weakened human condition, has it ever been more challenging ? Our decision for reluctant acceptance, springing from this existential battle battle, the battle between healthy choices, and  the enticing, ego building, co-dependent actions that reveal, dis-ease.  Recognition of the depth of co-dependent behaviors is the first step  into the evolution of  a healthy, shepherd. We need a daily check on the death-dealing effects of codependency.What a blessing, and a curse, free will has turned out to be ???  Yet, that is the way we roll, as human, beings.  As it was,  is now, and ever shall be.....  Do I get an, AMEN ???             

 In all the pregnancies of our ever new awarenesses , there is the resulting birthing of  realities whose presences are slowly revealed. I am always amazed at what bubbles up, and when it bubbles up. I find deep truth in the bromide," You are getting what you need, NOT, what you want". Paired with that is, "want what you have, and you discover you have what you, want,"  Gandhi's  unsettling wisdom, " God takes care of our needs, not, our greed." Our codependent selves demand the fulfillment of our every desire, no matter how sick, unhealthy it may be. The shepherding of, The Good Shepherd awaits our willingness, to willing to enter,  what ? The Graced Unknown. We are the  lambs, sheep, and shepherds, of a flock,  chosen. Chosen when ? Not the day of conception, of birthing, our "flock-e-ness finds its origin in The Eternal Now. Mystery ever abounds.

  Eternity is our origin and destiny. We are being shepherded  by and as The Chosen Beloved, so our journey, of its essence, will  not be easy. During our journey, we will be used to continue the revelation of a Reality, never fully understand, or comprehended. This is heavy stuff ? Very mysterious, is one way to attempt to describe our journey as lambs, sheep, and shepherds. Remember we can NEVER solve the mystery, we are drawn ever deeper into the mysterious. With each journey, new awarenesses  seem to bubble up. Whether welcomed, or un-welcomed,  they are there to be reverenced, to be accepted.  In the gradual acceptance, there comes a unique challenge. Today we are faced with the moment to moment challenge of being, both prophetic shepherd and flocks. The call to be both shepherd and prophet is the emerging challenge we have accept. See how extraordinary well the people of Minneapolis has modeled this. What price they paid for faithfulness ???  Like all vocations there must be an ongoing formation. Being led from the known, through threatening storms of change , to the emerging newnesses of understanding is ? Write your answer ?  My answer is not your answer. Your answer is not mine. In the exchange of truths there is mysterious happenings.All designed for our ongoing formation, and transformation. ENDLESS, ENDLESSLY !!!! 

A prophetic, non-codependent  shepherd has the challenges of double duty. As was mentioned previously, the shepherd has to be shepherded. He must be seen as belonging to the flock, as well. As shepherded,  so will the shepherd, shepherd. " He who has not been in the desert, cannot lead others, out of the desert", is a startling truth that really challenges. What are your experiences of loss, failure, rejection, humiliation, darkness, abandonment ? How have they been welcomed, owned, embraced, and accepted ? What work, what nagging, uncertainties ,  are still  awaiting the transformative power of The Resurrected Christ ? We are are endlessly blessed (??), with emerging formation ,for the existential challenge. How, through, what concrete steps is the shepherdness of your being,  being,  shepherded ? Love, prayers and blessing. GGJ.

 

         

" I am my beloved's, His desire is only for me. My Beloved is mine, and I am His." Song of Songs.            " The soul is always stretching forth into God, never exhausting, The Depth." Anonymous.             '' The Christ Mystery, is, a universal pattern of death and Resurrection, in all creation." Fr. R. Rohr.

As we are continuing on the path, of exploration and belief in The Inexhaustible Paschal Mystery. This is the  hard reality we have to face in every existential we will never exhaust The Depths, the Darkness, into which we  are invited to plunge.  The endlessness of this search can, and will be exhausting.  That is why we have grace. grace reveals the consoling realityWe already  have the consoling, assurance, " Of ourselves we can do nothing, but, we can do all things, in Him who strengthens us" The quote, "faith is a journey into uncertainty, not certainty" " If we think we are on the right path, then we are on the wrong path." At times, we will be challenged, by the awe-fulness, of the unsettling feelings that are to be  encountered, as we plunge the depths. We are  never alone. I am The Beloved's and He will never desert, or abandon me. He cannot, He has to be faithful to His covenant. "I am, with, with you, until the end." So, "Fear not." Also, let us always be conscious of how Jesus, encouraged His frustrated Apostle Peter, " To cast his net into the deep", the result was ," a miraculous, catch of fish." There are, as yet unknown depth of wonders, always waiting for us to be lead into. We are told this adventurous plunge into the depths, of the unknown, we eventually encounter, Unknown Presence. In, The Silence, Emptiness and Nothingness we discover our intended home, The Way !!!! It is a journey into radical surrender. There is no step that can accomplish this. Oh, fiddle sticks !!! Our destiny is a gradual  reluctant surrender. Our seemingly innate attachment to avoidance, illusions, and above all, ego. will result in endless war, leading to temporary mystical revelations. Revelations,  that upon reflection, makes the strife, the battle so worthwhile. If you find anything consoling and nourishing. the my journey, up to this nano second ,has not been in vain. Thank you, for your constant  participation, ever leading to a deeper immersion.

Easter Sunday, The Day of Resurrection, was also the day when the now Transformed ,Transfigured Christ did not forget His promise of endless vigilance, care, and active concern. The Gospel accounts shows the Risen one, resuming His work as, Shepherd. He did not desert His fear riddled disciples. He Sought them out. Locked doors did not prevent His Presence from encountering their shattered presence. His first greeting  was the age old wish, "Shalom."  Not even the slightest hint of harsh judgement, or indication of retribution. Here He  provides the model for all generations to follow. Here He is the living model of being a good shepherd. The disciples do not need to be reminded of their need for radical change. The Good Shepherd embraces their imperfections as a reality to face, in that concrete moment. In this acceptance of reality,  begins their formation in the challenging school of, shepherd-hood and shepherding. We have  inherited the moment to moment challenge  of allowing ourselves to be shepherded. As we are being formed, in the school of  mercy-full grace, so it will be the  model for us to follow. To follow when meeting the existential challenges of being good shepherds, Shepherding  the realities revealed in the action ofShepherding ourselves and those lambs and sheep chosen to inhabit, and participate in,  the Via Dolorosa with us. A sacred, mystical slog, at that ???? 

   The Risen Good Shepherd offers His disciples no harsh judgement, only the best of wishes,  for health and a new way of being , summed up in the  word ,"Shalom" ? As it was for those disciples, so it is for us in the here and now. The belief in the reality, that, we are beloved is leading you where ? Stand where your feet are planted and the result is ??(What feelings are being triggered within you ? Feelings of what ? Feelings that are not welcomed ? Because ? There are  endless challenges, and threats  being revealed ?)  Here The Prince of Peace is wishing all the best the of everything needed for health and spiritual wholeness. Seek out again the twelve radical blessings, summed up in that ever so common greeting. What is familiar demands  the most attention , so  thatthe depths of spiritual meanings, can surface into, consciousness, and ???  Now let us move on to welcome a familiar companion, who accompanies us, and we find hard to embrace, accept and love. The disciple who denied the good news, and offered conditions for belief.

 No ! On the other hand lets, not. Thomas and his disbelief, must wait for another time  In the meantime I wish all who wear the mantle of motherhood, a very,  very Joyous Mothers's Day. Is there any other vocation that reflects the essential meaning of being, good, shepherd? Who else models what it means to totally surrenders, to live a life  being a living sacrifice.  demanded by immersion into The Paschal Mystery ? Yes !! All women are persons of mystery, whose  depths and innate dignity is slowly being accepted, being validated . May the process continue, in spite of virulent opposition. Yes, sad to admit, there are future  fruit-filled experiences of Golgotha, to be endured. The wisdom resulting from the endless encounter with birthing and death  makes their life  eternally,  pregnant with meaning. May all are  surrenders, result in the birth of future Christ Children . All destined for the revelation of endless truths.  May these truths continue the revelation, first revealed in the life, death and Resurrection, of Mary's Christ Child. Speak, right now, and forever endlessly to The Mother Mary within, " Mary did you know ..........." Bethlehem and The Incarnation only finds is authentic  meaning from Calvary. Something to chew on, providing mysterious and endless......

   

                                                   Good Shepherd Sunday, 2026.

    " Love, is the willingness to extend oneself, for, the spiritual growth,                                                                                                                     of oneself, or another human being.  Scott Peck.                              "We all  have the choice, to move from, victim to survivor, to shepherd ". Anonymous.            

      " Resurrection does not erase wounds, it transforms them."  Anonymous.

We are now entering the world, of deep, and ever deepening, challenging reality. This spiritual journey will  lead  to consequential actions, having personal, and cosmic dimensions. We are now challenged  to face the accountability inherent in what has been modeled by Him, Who endured Paschal suffering, transformation, and transfiguration. The Model we have been chosen to follow, from eternity's, majestic dawn.  This is The Mystery we are, or have been, baptized into. We spend our whole lifetime  in endless pursuit, and making a moment to moment response to the gifts and challenges, inherent in the reception of this Sacrament.

       This  very limited effort emanates from my mysterious journey that occurred,  and is happening just as I write. Thank you for choosing  this blog to participate. That old adage, Where He went, what He did, and where his active Presence is in todays understanding  of Mysterious Sacramental all about.  This is the challenge we are facing, both in the seen and unseen worlds. The years of 2026, and the one's to follow, presuming there will be a creation left, for the continuation of the housing of humankind. A people who were spiritual in origin. They were first chosen, and then  predestined to  embark on the greatest of adventures, get this, to be the co-creators, and co-perfecters of all creation.            Each human person, great and small alike, were, and are destined to to work cooperatively to  complete the The Divine Creator's, evolving plan.  There were to be no, little challenges. All work was to be of infinite value. The Gracious Spirit of Wisdom, made certain of that. ( Suggestion, read up on the Life of, The Little Flower, of, Jesus. ) Was this going to be a walk in the park ? It appears from the human experience, far from it. Things got very complicated.  Why? they were  sent to be immersed in the human condition !!! An artist's rendering of sad eyes art is so very appropriate here. That is another area where I am encountering deep, and deepening challenges. WOE is Joe !!!! (poetic in my dotage ?)   The Word of God,  The Second Person of The Holy Trinity" became incarnate, in time, as The Historical Jesus. Jesus's story, is our story, today." Do we deny, or accept the challenge of following in His footsteps? To walk the walk, He walked. To accept the challenge of being compassionate presences, as to continue His mission and ministry. This way of life, and living demands that we are active, responsible, Christian in these, now, moments of challenge and danger, 

      Being an, "active, responsible Christian", is a developing challenge. A challenge, WE MUST FACE" because Christian Nationalism is such a driving force. Make no mistake about it, it is growing stronger, offering, a growing challenge. We have no choice but to change the perceive dynamic. This dynamic has now been accepted. The Holy Spirit is actively driving a responsible, response.  In the Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation we have The Active Compassionate Cosmic Christ, waiting to encounter us. For what purpose ???  Check out what Pope Leo, and the Catholic Leadership are, as one voice, enunciating to us the challenge and the means for meeting and  accomplishing this co-creative work, IS, already in existence. I have awakened to a sincere believe in the dynamic of seeking, searching, and prayer. Just a flashing thought, is it not so encouraging to hear those voice, acting in harmony, for the betterment of humankind.  On the other hand, we must challenge, and then abandon, the destructive, dehumanizing, human creation, based on  being selfish, and self-centered. We must, aided by grace, develop  the vigilance to frustrate the false self's  insatiable appetite for " power, property, prestige, guilt, fear, shame, control, comparisons, and competition" (Rohr). 

        There is nothing in the self created world vision, that is  life enhancing or in anyway  leads to the validation of the existential, the here and now momentary lived reality. When we are not grounded in reality, Reality, The Divine Presence cannot find us often in spite of our praying, Why ? Simple put, we are not real. We are living in the self manufactured  creation of "the false self". We are idolizing that self creation. Idols have no loving, creative and creating power. Do we not have have many examples of what happened when The Living Creator was replaced by self creation. Seek, search, become informed, so you are committed to live in the deepest mysterious place os being. Check where your feet are planted ? Honesty is creative, right ??? We grow into honesty, slowly !!

We must change the paradigm from, " This is mine, here is yours", end of story. This paradigm has been broken asunder by is this vision of a loving, fruit-filled, life enriching, lived reality. " This mine, this is yours, this is ours, let us get into, action. "Good Shepherd lead us on the right path, even though it is both challenging, and pain-filled. The darkness of the dark valleys, are light to You. Bathe us all, in that, light. May Your Creative power  shine onto, and into, our perceived on darkness. May Hope spring up.Then may Hope and its  constant companion, Faith strengthen us, so we are empowered to take up, again our lived participation in Your Paschal. Help me not only, repeat, but embrace fully Your prayer, so I can grow in the belief that for this I was chosen. For this I was born. Please help my fear-filled being, to be a mysterious, living tabernacle, a home, for The Presence I am powerless to add to, or fully describe." ...........WARNING !!!! This is not finished.  "Be, alert !!!!!"                          

e  The Road to Emmaus, 2026. Mining the richness, of....

  " Myths, never were, but, always are". The Gospels always were, and, always ARE". So to coin a word, in our evolving "areness", our wholeness is being revealed. It is for us to do the hard word of mining for, the reality of the Gospels, that is to be found in these troubled, and challenging times. This particular Gospel encounter which took place on the road to Emmaus, is extremely rich, both theologically and spirituality. However, we have to face the challenge of seeing ourselves as, the two disciples, and identify with them. They were provided information,  illumination, encouragement, transformation, and a sense of mission from this encounter with, The Risen Christ. The Risen Christ is not confined by the limitations imposed by our understanding, of, time and space. In the arena of the spiritual, such limitations do not exist. We have to train ourselves to see and understand all spiritual reality through this prism. Yes, it is challenging to go beyond,  accepted norms.  We are to be willing to allow the Gospel, to be the reality we identify with, in every, here and now. The challenge is well worth the effort.

  The Presence Christ, for us, is our constant companion. Yet, we are not aware of His Presence, as He journeys with us, in us, and through us. The Risen Christ, He depends on our cooperation to have the fruits of His Paschal Journey, become a reality in every, day and age. Particularly in the economy of today's dehumanizing,  and life threatening  environment. (Take a look at how many have died in ICE custody?) We have to face the reality, just as the two did, of  fear, disappointment, disillusionment, rejection, alienation, and death.. Yes, these are moments of challenge, are new to the journey of the citizenship of America and the ever so vulnerable, cosmos. Yet, we must, again, be strengthened with the hope, the gift bestowed by, The Presence of, Resurrected Christ. and His Vicar on earth, Pope Leo. Long may he live, and continue his role as an uncomfortable prophetic presence.

   This Presence will never leave or choose to abandon us, NO MATTER what we do.. This Resurrected Christ ,has chosen each one of us, from eternity, to be in the exact place were are living, some, merely existing, in right now. The Gracious Creative Spirit has placed each one of us, in the exact place, blessed with unique talents, predestined from before the formation of the cosmos. What Faith, The Faith-full Prodigal One, has placed in us. " I believe, help my, un/disbelief" " Come, Holy Spirit come, strengthen, transform the fear-filled hearts, of us, Your beloved daughters/sons, as we follow in the footsteps of, The Beloved. As He suffered,  died, buried and rose, so we too follow this very same pattern. Each Paschal experience of ours, contributes to work of The Cosmic Christ, as we are led to The Omega Point, of total unity."

        We are made privy to the workings of the first, Bible Study. This resulted in, " hearts being on fire". On fire, because, of the awakening. The awakening to the realization of their true reality, and their place in the continuation of the work initiated by The Paschal-Easter transforming and transfiguring events. These events, again, became a reality as bread was taken, blessed, broken and given. The scales were removed. Reality, was revealed. The Risen One, disappeared. The two went on their mission of joy and hope. The two, are to be found in each one of us, called to continue the dangerous work of being, evangelists. We are evangelizers, not by what we say, but because of who we authentically are. We are not what we say, we are what we do.In this authenticity ,a  new, contemporary gospel is written. Every authentic action of ours continues to work of creation, and offers hope of a better future. Hope to be revealed in this transformed life we are in the process of awakening to.  Is there a, yes, to be heard ?

  Where are " the two", to be found in our reality ? We have to accept the challenges revealed in Matthew 25. There is to be no diminishment of the exhortations. The Social Gospel Teaching are never to be watered down for convenience sake. The people of Menneapolis did not shy away from their gospel obligations. Two paid the ultimate price. Renee Good, and Alex Pretti, became living examples of a challenged to be met by, future generations. Minneapolis was and is, Golgotha. There are other Golgotha to be encountered and the necessary steps of ministration to the contemporary Suffer Servant(s) is demanded.  As of now, the are approximately 80,000 suffering Christs in and on these our Golgathas. We need the continuous encounter with The Risen Christ, in both, Sacrament and Sacrifice. The words of St. Augustine resounds today, " Go forth, and become Him, Whom you have received."  ??????

The Prophet Jesus, Who is today's Risen and Cosmic Christ is true to His promise. He has fulfilled His promise to be "with us, until the end of time." So we have inner authority, and outer authority. The goal is that they be The Living Presence, that has been envisioned. Pope Leo is under attack. That is what happens to prophets. Are you listening? We have been chosen to join Him, in the being prophetic voices. We are to speak the truth, that has been given. Persecutors of The Church have never fared well. There is the old French proverb, " He who eats Pope, dies". We are called to live a life of authenticity, as best we can. NOT PERFECTLY !!!! Let us embrace this challenging reality," We will do our best, and The Creative, and Creating Spirit, will do the rest." What a promise to embrace !!!!

nliving, in, The Eternal Tridium !! An invitation, leading to, a, chosen, personal, response !!!!!

   " Put your finger here, see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side." John 2027.

  We must always be aware of this mysterious, reality: the events we are being invited to enter, as  events that took place in the past, but, THEIR REALITY IS, NOW. Right now, ever and always. How can this happen ? In the spiritual world there is, no time or space, everything is in this Eternal, sacramental, moment. We always have to keep this in mind, there are NO ,just ordinary moments. In all moments are hidden, the deepest meaning of  why we have been chosen for actualization. "We are not human beings, having a spiritual experience. We are, spiritual beings immersed in the human condition." ( DeChardin)

      We are always being challenged to break through the limits, of a limited humanity, so as to enjoy the essential, freedom of being, beloved daughters and sons. This freedom has to be claimed, and when necessary reclaimed, in each and every now moment.  This is a battle, no mistake about that. The toxic trinity, of guilt fear and shame, works endlessly to do EVERYTHING that is in their power to keep locked us in the self created prisons, that are the fruits of toxicity. Where are we having to face the diseased workings of, the false self ? If faced, and their power rejected, how are we going to face the loss of temporary medications? Where in our lives do we have to face the addictions, resulting from the toxic insinuations of the toxic, false self ? The toughest, more fundamental question, where are we showing a willingness to embrace, accept  honesty, open- mindedness, and willingness as the essential means, for...

       We however have entered into the battle. always being strengthened with The Eternal Presences, celebrating, always, as One, in the tabernacle of our depths. They can be named The  Freedom Trinity. They are the Eternal Power, only to be found in Freedom, Silence, Emptiness and Nothingness. This is our Eternal Hide-away,  where we are eternally loved, leading to the experience of hospitality, safety,  and love. We are led to total agreement with Niall Diamond, and identify with these words, "Jonathan, began that longest journey of all, a journey into the, true self". Infinite questioning, leading to endless awakenings, leading to endless responsibilities ??? Paul reminds us " the gifts we have been given, are not for ourselves, but for the building up of the common good".

 What we have been given, must be given away, in order to keep it. If we do not give our gifts away, we loose them. The spiritual journey, is the endless slog demanding of us a live that finds its mysterious existence ,in a state of endless ,challenging spiritual contradictions. Do you have a favorite,  that brings with it, encouragement, as well as, challenge ? They have been and are the backbone of Joe's  ever challenging journey into all, Reality. That old mug of mine, " There are a lot of things about this ere outfit they did not tell me, before I signed on.??????"

  The mysterious dynamic of The Resurrected Christ, and Thomas can be, and are experienced in all the rooms, and gatherings of AA. There The Presence of The Power of The Paschal Mystery can be seen, and participated in the existential. WE are introduced the person  actively, caught up in the disease of Alcoholism. That person and listens, ideally speaking, to The Paschal Experience of the one who has journeyed from absolute powerlessness, degradation, and insanity to where they now share with rigorous honesty, their experience, strength, and hope. They, to the best of their ability, extend their wounded hands, as an offering.   ( Have you discovered the power of story, in your life ?) 

  Trembling fingers are again invited to examine the external wounds, of todays's Risen Christs. Their hand will, in time, will  be welcomed, through dialogue, and story telling,  into site of the deepest Sacred Wound. It is sacred, because, that wound is the exact space and place where the workings of  grace has happened, and is happening. The patient workings of grace  has resulted in transformation,  and transfiguration. The Sacred Wound , is always to be found in the one who was once seen as one locked  in a pitiful place of  moral demoralization. The mysterious workings will happen as trust is developed, and the story goes ever deeper. This allows the suffering one, who is actively sharing The Cross of shame on their Calvary,Golgotha, slog, to experience the ministering of contemporary Simons. and Veronicas. All in-depth  recoveries, follow in some way the, encounter between St. Thomas, and the Risen Christ.

 Take some time to recognize, and embrace your life's gospel story, as seen through the prism of The Paschal-Easter events. We are in the after time of these events, yet they are alive, as life giving enhancers leading to untold intensifications. There is no way finite words have the capacity to fully capture the reality of all we mysteriously, mystically experienced. All we can do is, to respond from the depths of our limited honesty, to the gradual acceptance of our inability to fully comprehend all that we have been exposed to. We now have a lived experience, of what was but now, is. Where are these words leading you ?? Allow Grace to lead you to places, yet unknown. As the mysterious journey is lived, and its depths reveled , become more aware of all, the stepping, taken in time and  leading to ????? As you approach in reflection, again and again, those steps and truths, are the words of your contemporary gospel. We must always be cognizant. " Be aware" are the words of The Historical Jesus, who repeated them nine times. He is the One, Who makes His dwelling in the tabernacle of our, depths. For what purpose ?? May each one be aware of the constant care, and the moment to moment ever new ?????

   

              

     Octave of Easter, 2026. So Happy Easter.....

         " Give thanks to The Lord for.....His Love is everlasting." Psalm 118

            " My strength, and my courage, is The Lord's." Psalm 118

         " Blessed be The God, and Father.....Who in His great mercy gave us a new birth

                                                                               " to a living, Hope." 1 Peter 1.

      " Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed." Gospel of John 20.

        " Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me." Miller-Miller.

We are in the last day of The Easter Octave. All these days celebrate Easter Sunday as if it was on one of those days. It would be an understatement to say that we need such celebrations, in this world rattled by continuous war, and violent persecutions. It is as if, The Tridium, never happened. We in our time must as for, earnestly beg for a, deepening faith, in the living Hope, which has been gifted to us. An infinite and eternal gift. Once given, is never taken away from us. We can, and do loose our awareness of the gift, finding Its home, in the tabernacle, of our depths. So we must cooperate with the necessary awakening, so we can be the best authors of a relevant gospel. Shining, Light, into the darkness !!!!

    We must pray this gift into consciousness. Awakening, and re-awakening our awareness to this challenging reality. We must awaken to our belovedness. Our lives being led, are not the lives of abandoned orphans. We have been and ever will be beloved children, of a Prodigal Father. The promise, promised during the Last Supper, is being fulfilled in our midst. "I, will be with you, always.."Yes, this belief demands a living Faith, as well as a living hope. This takes hard work. It does not just happen. Our Gracious Creator, unfortunately for us, is unwavering in His commitment to being a very, very, healthy Parent. Is that why He was so generous in calling us to be co-creators, not spectators ?????

 There is so much to unpack, in this, Awe-filled Present, being gifted to each one, uniquely. No two are getting the same gift. Each present is customized. As there are no duplicates in creation, so The Gracious Creating Sprit does not decide to get lazy, settling for repetitions.  A unique Tridium experience, in each lived moment. Would it not be easier if we were able to duplicate another's response, and make it, our own ???? These actions, will not, nor cannot keep alive, the life we have been called to live from eternity. We are called from eternity, the challenge is we are living out that challenge, immersed, in the wounded cosmic reality. A deepening understanding and relationship with The Cosmic Christ, is the only viable option. This takes a great deal of effort. May you respond with  faith-filled, and hope-filled generosity. I remember this, from eons ago, "Love, begins with sacrifice". We have Golgotha ????

      This Sunday has many names. On that cries out for reflection, is, Mercy Sunday. This cannot be reflected on in a limited space. We are all challenged to do our own continuous research, on The Mystery of Infinite Mercy, being revealed. I can only point you in the right direction. There is a unique, liberating gift waiting for each one. Again, no duplications. Similarities, yes. Duplicates NO. I am afraid I am  may be entering the arena of redundancy, for the sole purpose of re-awakening the depth of meaning, waiting for you, in that simple word, MERCY. What is the dynamic power of  the mercy-filled gift, offered to us ? The Prodigal Father's mercy, has the power to: heal, soothe, comfort, strengthen, protect and of Its essence has the power to transform and transfigure us. When does this happen ? It can only be encountered in the present, now moment. 

 What mercy-filled love The Risen Christ offers in, Shalom, as His first Risen Life words. No hint of shame, no " Peter, what did I tell you ?", "Where were you , when I was in agony on Golgotha ?" to those absent from the shame based crucifixion. No !!!! In this moment of their guilt, fear, and shame, they were given the power to forgive sins. (The power to baptize. will come later.) I always wished Peter was around for my celebration of,  The Sacrament of Reconciliation. It is, as Fr.Rohr reminds, "the sacrament of Reconciliation, NOT, the sacrament of obliteration." We need mercy filled priests, for such a gentle and accepting celebration. We have to have the experience of celebrating with one understands the eternal Tridium we are all participating in. I was formed in the belief that you err on the side of gentleness and kindness. We need considerate celebrants who can facilitate a journey from guilt, fear, and shame ( the toxic, trinity) into our predestined freedom. The freedom that is ours, as ,beloved children, of our, Prodigal Father. This your,  RIGHT. Do not settle for less than total recognition of the human condition we all share.

  My Eater wish for 2026, is may the power of, The Risen Cosmic Christ be allowed to rise within your moment to moment lives. There is an emerging number of orphans, courtesy of I.C.E and a heartless administration. What is the evolution of our world, our home, of failed peace talks, going to look like ? Golgotha will be experienced on an ever deeper level of cruelty, and insanity. We have returned to our tomb time. Tomb time is permeated with the Creative, and transforming power of creativity. Are we going to see and experience the New Order ? Many of us will not. It will take a special level of cooperation to achieve this. Presently it is not even on the horizon.  Yet, "fear not, for I am, with you." The Eternal Emmanuel is where, in the gospel, of your days. Being written by your thoughts and actions. Those who will write the secular history, of these years of insanity I hope  and pray for their brutal honesty. History is gospel. As you cooperate in the authorship of your gospel, may the inherent hope of  of your  Tridium experience, be the guiding force generating  words of faith, hope and love, for those readers, yet to be born.              

   May you be gifted with Paschal faith and hope. Through silence, emptiness, and nothingness of even the darkest, of darknesses be the channels through which The  Eternal Light will appear. Gramps.

       

    

 

  

                     The Empty Tomb , 2026 .......Endless encounter with.. Despair...Failure....... freed by Hope.      

       This radically a new awakening for me, courtesy of Fr. James Martin, S.J. I heard him say, courtesy of Face Book, that the most neglected, in homilies is, the  reality of the Tomb Time, in the reflections on The Paschal Tridium. I could not agree more with this voice, which is raised in the Catholic Church being a place of welcome who frequently see themselves as NOT belonging. He is a Moses figure, a Mandela figure, as he leads those, judged by those who are looking for scapegoats. Those who judge, and act on disfunction. are those who are alienated from their Shadow Side. Because of their rejection, and self imposed harshness, they do not accept the personal challenge of acceptance. So they are looking for a powerless defenseless group, on which they transfer their feelings of guilt, fear and shame.

         Let us make a sincere effort to get inside the room in which the disciples huddled in fear, behind locked toors. The had to deal with guilt, as mostly deserters of Their Master, in His time of need. Fear, thinking they are to be the next victims of the vengeful, power-full enemies of, The Prophet Jesus. Shame, as they see themselves not having any self worth. That is the dynamic  power of shame , we loose our sense of worth, just being who we really are at this moment. What a the thoughts of Peter, destined to be the first pope ? 

   He promised to die with The Master. Now he is alive, and The Master is dead, having suffered an ignominious death, on Calvary. To make their isolation more deadly, they had yet to transformed, and transfigure by The Risen Christ. The Historical Jesus, He died on Calvary. He is NOW, The Risen Christ. The power of His Resurrected Presence, drastically brings about a physic change. When The Holy Spirit is imparted, as tongues of fire, the transformation is immediate. Where there was the dehumanizing results associated with, failure and shame, now they are filled with Hope. From the infusion of Hope, individual, local, and cosmic changes happened. Each one of us, has been chosen and called to be the  power-filled presence, that facilitated the continuation of the gifting of the gift, we call Hope.

              We actively join the disciples in feeling of, guilt, fear, and shame. The legacy of an authentic human journey. Today we are blessed with people who make it their goal in life to free us from the bondage of what I name, the toxic trinity, namely, guilt , fear, and shame.Because the toxic trinity actively wars against a healthy spirituality, we need to awaken, and reawaken to the way from bondage to freedom. Ever any church on the morning of Holy Saturday, we are confronted with the feelings associated with silence. EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE FIRST LANGUAGE, CHOSEN BY CREATIVE, AND CREATING SPIRIT for Self communication, silence in not the language we readily embrace. Noise, distractions upon distraction are the means we choose to avoid silence.

        The uncomfortable silence is. compounded by the presence of absence. No vigil light, to reassure of  The Mystical Presence. All the statutes and cross are shrouded in purple. The tabernacle door is wide open revealing emptiness. There is nothing visible that offers consolation with, a felt experience. There is nothing but nothingness. In nothingness the writers write, there is what is called Divine Nothingness. Anything we see, know, imagine is NOT the real presence of The Living Presence. We cannot point to this, or that, and say there is The Fullness of Divinity. All WE KNOW CONVEYS NOTHING OF THE ESSENCE OF WHO THE DIVINE IS. That is why way back there was a gift bestowed on seekers is is called, The Cloud Of Unknowing. A spiritual classic, revealing, what we know is not The Divinity, what we do not know, is mysteriously hidden, The Unknown. The words Unknowable, Ineffable are also met in writings.

      The book that really blindsided me, 40 plus years ago was "Merton's Palace of Nowhere", by James Finley. He was privileged to be a student of Merton. So, here is where I have arrived. I have slowly being led to this very limited understanding, the place of refuge, the safe place ,in we find welcome, is our slow and conscious immersion in Tomb Time. There in.... silence....emptiness...and nothingness we are loved, without  having to earn, deserve or qualify for this Love. This is not a given.  There there is an ongoing , moment to moment ,battle, a deadly encounter with the death dealing toxic trinity, of guilt....fear...shame. 

  We ,however, been gifted, the gift of Hope. This infinitely active, life enhancing reservoir of Love, is provided in endless quantity because of the Resurrection. Sometimes in temerity Hope is approached. The Infinitely Generous One, does not judge the effort, only embrace our reality as is and responds with all the grace necessary in every existential, moment. ( Know anybody else who offers such love ? If so, make that person your Anam Cara, your soul friend.) This  combination of thought is radically new. There will have to be serious effort on your part. I am so sorry to have, mistakes. I am too tired to face the necessary corrections. Grace please ???The blessings of The Resurrected, may they present in your consciousness, to be both your, light and strength. A Hope filled, mysterious Easter to you all. 

 

       Continuing reflection, on the continuing, ONE, celebration, of The Paschal TrIdium, 2026.

In the Gospel of John, 18:37 we have, The Prophet  Jesus, Who became The Christ, speaking these words " For this I was born, for this I came into the world, to speak the truth." Where did speaking the truth get Him ? to betrayal,  desertion, a crown of thorns, a scourging, a horrendous,  sorrow-filled journey, ending in endless mockery, and finally He was to experience death, the placed of cursedness. All because He spoke the truth, challenging those in the religious and civil realms. His words threaten security. Rather than confront the challenge of the truth, and make the necessary changes, they entered into a conspiracy. His death was planned.  The death reserved only for a runaway slave. To the Jews this was looked on as a place of, cursedness. A proposed solution to, The Nuisance. Because of the  successful outcome The Prophet Jesus, was crucified to ignominious death. Problem Solved ???

         The solution to a problem with the truth, lead to release of a power, that, at the time rocked the dual societies, both civil, and religious. The Resurrection not only released power, but imbued that power into all of reality, both physical and spiritual. Because of resulting continuous evolution, and transformation  we are where we are at, right now. feet planted in the sacramental now. The Reality of The Nuisance Crucified is alive and well. Continuing the rocking confrontational  transformation, resulting in a living hell to those in so called "power" who continue the role of obstruction, and destruction. We have martyrs from and for, our troubled times, Renee Good, and Alex Pretti. Alex were living Veronicas, going to the aid of a suffering contemporary Christ. They joined Him in death. Like His death, their deaths were not in vain. We are witnesses to the power of, transformative deaths. PASCHAL DEATHS !!!! We have the anthem for these now moments, provided by Bruce Springsteen. His prophetic music, will be a living memorial to the numberless victims of abusive, unfeeling, care-less power.

   The agony, the sufferings have not ended for Christ. He is now a living suffering Christ, in His Body. He again is present in and to the abandonment of children, as they suffer the loss of a parent, or worse still if the are incarcerated in hellish, so called nurseries. His Body continues to suffer, because of  the abuse of power  which is running rampant, leading to horrific, indescribable  pain and suffering.  All this is a reality in so many places. What does this mean ? This means that the work of Jesus, Who became the Christ, must be brought to completion.  Who have been chosen, and prepared for this challenge ? I ask you to slowly repeats the following  wonder-full, awe-full, challenging words, first proclaimed by The Prophet Jesus, facing death, " For this I was born, for this I came into the world, to speak the truth".

 . Each person is the living, Incarnation of, The Prophet of Truth. He was The Living Truth, and suffered and died because of His faithfulness to His prophetic call. Because of this modeled faithfulness we cannot settle for anything less. Living Truth is in the tabernacle of our depths. Not to lie in disengaged,  comfort. We are challenged to be  His Presence His Presence in our actions, and voices. When you speak it is  not you, but Christ Who speaks. We do not have to fulfill our prophetic call, roll, perfectly. The desire for perfection results in an unnecessary void being  deliberately created. Remember the bromide," I will do my best, and whatever I cannot do, The One who choose me to be a co-creator, will do the rest."

On His way to Calvary, The betrayed Suffering One Encountered two very significant people, whose memories are enshrined in scripture and tradition. Simon was forced into action to carry the wooden beam of the cross, when Jesus had a number of falls, and it looked like He was going to come short of the place of crucifixion, Golgotha. ( Golgotha is a name that belongs to so many of the hellish internment places of neglect and torture. Read the paper today ? Frightening and disgusting that this is ever possible in, a supposedly civilized and Christian, America . When will we ever recover from this blight that will forever exist in our honest history ) Simon was forced to carry the cross. Veronica, traditions tells us, she came out of the crowd and ministered to The traumatized, Body. Do you allow, the recognition, of the contemporary Simon and Veronicas ? In what way are you joining your presence, to minister to, The Presence, present in the sufferings of all our brothers and sisters ?

    The extreme sufferings of Jesus satisfied those who conspired to bring this death about. What was their reaction to " My God, My God, why have you abandoned me." How often have you joined Our Brother in that cry of complete abandonment ? Our brother cried out once, on Calvary. He cries out,  in us, through us, and always, with us. This is Presence within, as we cry out from  those horrendous crucifixions experienced in our visits to Golgotha. Jesus on His journey to become The Christ, through death and Resurrection, made that slog just once. We, however, are forced to that place of extreme suffering and abandonment again and again. The journey to be a contemporary Christ, is....???  Bonhoeffer wrote, " There is no, surrender less, Christianity". As we face the great challenges we must never loose sight of, The Power of The Resurrection. This Power awaits us all in our depths ? How is this transforming and transfiguring to be actualized....?????? 

   

    Holy Week, 2026-----The Tridium of Holy Thursday, The paschal mystery revealed anew, and celebrated on,Good Friday-Holy Saturday-Easter Sunday, as, ONE, celebration.

The prayer of Palm Sunday is a wonder-full gift. Like all sacramental, eternal gifts they are forever empowering awakening, reawakening, and always further, re-awakenings, until, "eternity dawns." In that moment we will cross over the last finite threshold, and come to the fullness of knowledge, we have always been promised. What a seismic explosion that will be ? All that has been hidden will then be revealed in a moment of transfigurement. That is why we are gifted with the innate desire to search,  research, eternally, never being satisfied. I wonder is that what that prayer means when we pray, "let us go forward with a lively faith?" That sacramental, mysterious faith journey can be  taken, Only One Step at a time. Our compulsivity is given a good kick the pants. The only journey to take, is, to hitch our wagons, to, the evolutionary process that is working on the miracle of an ever new creation and  and then we have a new revelation of The Ancient Truth.

        Our endless questions, and searches are answered,  that is the, GOOD news. The BAD news, is all those answers are loaded with faith challenging, new questions. We do not face this challenge alone.We are slowly brought to the understanding, all Tridium moments  are in the here and now. We take our steps under the inspiration of, The Holy Spirit.  We are being secretly guided by that same Holy Spirit that was the strengthening Power-full Presence operating from the depths of, The Beloved Son on His Tridium slog.

      As it was with that Beloved Chosen son, so it is with all of us who have been chosen to be The Suffering Servants  within the contemporary  Tridium of, 2026.  This challengening  slog on The Via Dolorosa, is not taken alone. We take our slog, our Via Dolorosa both as individuals  and members of a community. When you add  the  cosmic dimension ??? What happens. That journey is for you to discover and reverenced, liturgical participation is essential, right now? !!!!  Last week there was a hint of what was to be encountered and embraced. All of our experiences of encounter, are simultaneously present in, in the sacrament of the now. All realities of Holy Week are simultaneously  present, they are the intended ending of Christmas, and The Incarnation !!!! Every moment is our faith encounter with who we all are, and are becoming ????

  All the realities of Holy Week Tridium are to be seen as. both sequential, and simultaneous ? A personal active conscious participation in The Sacred Liturgy, the prayer life of The Risen Body, coupled with our individual prayers are essential, for a balanced spiritual understanding of what is both sequential and simultaneous. In The Sacred Liturgy,  what is darkness to us, is guided to the light of consciousness. The in-depth meaning  of The Tridium is revealed through participation, silence, emptiness, and nothingness. That is why The Sacred Liturgy, architecture, liturgical art, together are an essential for the celebration of The Mystery of our Faith. " Christ has died, Christ is Risen, and Christ will come again ", in each and every moment of the unique life, that is gifted to us. Now, on reflection, what is emerging from the new revelation, that appears as both a threat and a blessing ? After how many readings has, The Supernatural Mystery of our faith, found a  tentative footing on the outskirts of our ?   Let us bring it home.

         Holy Thursday, ends the 40 days of our desert. preparatory, and revelatory experience. Today we enter the three days of celebration. We are being invited, in many different ways, not to be an observer, but to immersion. The Holy Spirit will gently lead you to new in-depth understandings, not to upset or shatter anything, but through struggle be awaken to a life only dreamed about, until now. This sacramental now moment ,reveals an eternal mystery, "ever ancient, ever new".

       The gospel readings reveal The Historical Jesus, as a concerned mother and a caring Shepherd. He will leave His contemporary form. Through His betrayal, suffering, death, burial, and Resurrection a new Presence is presented to His scared apostles and disciples. All that is contained in those previous words, is both hidden and revealed in your every human thought and action. At The Last Supper, Jesus, took bread, He blessed and broke it, and gave it to His disciples, " take this and eat it, for this is my Body". So the first mass was celebrated. The disciples were given the power to make this Mystery a reality from that moment on. So much has been written to sensitize us to what was really present, and continues to be present, in each ever new Eucharistic celebration. All are active participants, not disengaged observers, in each Liturgical celebration. We are challenged to be bread, that is being blessed,  broken, and given to a neglected and starving cosmic family.

    Where do you see hunger, neglect, dehumanizing actions, betrayal, exploitation, etc. Being a contemporary Eucharistic presence your body, is now The Body of Christ. Yes! the body that will be blessed, broken and given so what was celebrated 2000 years ago is a living, nourishing, transformative power. There is always an awakening. Then a reawakening to the depth of your eternal choosiness. Your choosiness is a gift, the good news. The bad news is you will suffer ALL that Christ suffered. These days are given annually to be provided with a time for reflection, and recommitment. 

  Where do you see, and react to, the Gospel that was written 2,000 years ago is being written in the blood, sweat and tears of today's Gospel writers. Now take the time to recognize and identify with the contemporary authors. How and where is your gospel being authored and revealed ? Is this, my innate dignity, unsettling to my complacency ? What more has come to consciousness, from a place you cannot physically locate ? What reverence is being offered ? 

    A blessed Paschal Tridium to you all. I reverence The Presence that is present in your sacramental presence. Most importantly I pray you will be lead to an ever deepening response to be your Eucharistic call. What is that ? Only you can have a personal response to that question. This will be the concrete foundation on which a new and transformed life will be built. The Gracious Creative, and Creating One is waiting on your timid, yes. Building on this timid yes, a new and mysterious reality you will enter continuously, until......                                           Paschal Love, is all there is to offer. Gramps.