Wednesday, July 27, 2011

holy stillness




HT: Jim Forest
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14 comments:

  1. BrianJuly 28, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Thanks Beth..

    We listen to this monk, look at his life - his solitude...it is so beautiful. We may say "Oh, how difficult his life is, no close friends or family around him - he is a living saint." Yet, how much more difficult is it for us who live "in the world", to make that personal connection with God. That is our challenge - to be one with the Lord, in the midst of many distractions.

    I really enjoyed this video.

    God bless!

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  2. beth cioffolettiJuly 28, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    Yes, me too, Brian.

    I thought about this monk, Lazarus, for a long time after watching the video. He embodies much that I seek and needed to be here on louie.

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  3. TarraJuly 28, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    This is beautiful, Thank you for sharing. I've been following your blog for a while now and I really appreciate every posting.

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  4. beth cioffolettiJuly 28, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    Wow, thank you, Tarra!

    louie louie is sporadic and a little all over the place lately, but everything belongs!

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  5. Rob PollockJuly 28, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    Thank you Beth for posting this very beautiful and inspiring film. The cinematography is awesome.

    I continue to enjoy your blog.

    We had Kathleen Deignan (When the Trees Say Nothing) in Vancouver last week to share a week of dialogue between Thomas Berry and Thomas Merton, "Masters of the Soul and Cosmos".

    Be well... Rob; in Vancouver

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  6. beth cioffolettiJuly 28, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Thanks, Rob.
    That sounds like a wonderful week with Kathleen Deignan. I haven't read that book, but I love what she did with the Book of Hours. Her home base in New Rochelle NY is just a block or so from where my mother-in-law lives. I'd love to hear her speak (or sing).

    It must be beautiful out there now. I remember being in Vancouver in the summer time, the way the city sits down in the middle of the mountains.

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  7. ngillardJuly 29, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    Thank you, Beth. I am going to share this with several Benedictine oblate sites. Oh the beauty and hard work of a life dedicated to God.

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  8. beth cioffolettiJuly 29, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Thanks, ngillard.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 30, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    Great Video. Love thisblog. Keep up the good work.

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  10. beth cioffolettiAugust 1, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    thank you anonymous. You know, I love it too!

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  11. bob knabAugust 3, 2011 at 3:20 AM

    greetings

    good stuff beth

    so this --

    * called *

    Called
    to the still

    Called
    to the quiet

    By a
    unknown thought

    To a
    unknown place

    By a
    unknown heart

    To a
    unknown mystery


    blessings --------

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  12. beth cioffolettiAugust 3, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    thanks, bob.
    Your words sound like that could have come right from "the cloud" ...

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  13. Fr. JohnAugust 10, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    Dear beth,
    I really enojed this invitation into the silence that surrounds us. I also enjoy reading your blog - you too call me to make space for that loaded silence!
    peace,
    Fr. John (TX)

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  14. beth cioffolettiAugust 10, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Glad to have you along, Fr. John.

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