Poems

Be Columbus!

You, homeless, lost, face to facewith lust, disgust, despair, in the city streets;you, young girl, hoping, believingin what is truest and timeless about you—purity, dignity, love—you, innocent!

Now hear this

"I made you," God says.

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Shared reflections

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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Love's ever-presence

There is a presence walks with usOn every pathless way,A light outshining midday sunHowever dark the day.

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Feeling Truth

Holy Father-Mother, God,Man is ever Your holy child.
Because the water seeped right throughI knewthe plants were needing larger pots.

What would I have done?

Would he have gone along, this ruler namedJairus (whose daughter Jesus raised from death)Agreeing with the priests and other menWho sought destruction for the Son of God?

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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Anthology of classic articles III

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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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Home

is where placetruly becomesthe architectureof God's presence:the unrushedmeaning of complete.
Chosen does not mean better.

A new record

Earth's shadows.

Dear Father ...

How could I have ever doubted?

Zacchaeus

As publicanruled by emperor ego,I pursued my duty:checked each pilgrim's progress,exacted taxes due—criticism's revenue.

True seeing

Material vision—unsure and blurred,self-will demanding.