Christmas Party

Christmas Party

I often use my small globe as a symbol during prayer. It helps me to focus on our beloved world with its diversity and terrible suffering. Yesterday I experienced the ‘globe’ in a human way. I attended a Christmas party for about 80 people who have travelled from many...
A Walk by the Dodder River

A Walk by the Dodder River

When I walk on the banks of the Dodder River in South West Dublin I am reminded of Ilia Delio’s invitation, and indeed of many others including St Francis of Assisi, to seek the living God in the first book of revelation, the ‘Book of Nature.’ Ilia says, “For Francis,...
Teilhard de Chardin – A Re-reading (Part 3)

Teilhard de Chardin – A Re-reading (Part 3)

Teilhard composed his Mass on the World when on a dig in China. The opening lines are: Since once again, Lord – though this time not in the forests of the Aisne but in the steppes of Asia – I have neither bread, nor wine, nor altar, I will raise myself...
Teilhard de Chardin – A Re-reading (Part 2)

Teilhard de Chardin – A Re-reading (Part 2)

Reading Teilhard’s life story has taught me a lot about the importance of being faithful to one’s insights. Although much of his writing was censored by the Church during his lifetime he is now accepted and is an influence in the spirituality of our day. As I reflect...
Teilhard de Chardin – A Re-reading

Teilhard de Chardin – A Re-reading

I have recently had the pleasure of renewing my acquaintance with the great Jesuit Teilhard de Chardin. I heard parts of his ‘Mass on the world’ read as a meditation. I was enthralled, and set about searching for his work. I had discarded my original books in one of...