Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas

"Christmas is the mystery of contact with God, fundamentally and actually." (p. 72)
- Fr. Alfred Delp SJ, “The Prison Meditations of Father Alfred Delp”, 1963 Herder and Herder New York
See also: The Prison Meditations of Father Delp
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10 comments:

  1. bob knabDecember 25, 2013 at 3:59 AM

    2Cents __________________________________

    Love in its self is mystery
    you just got to put up with
    the discomfort it just seems
    like it does not want to go away !

    Blessings __________________________________

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    1. beth cioffolettiDecember 25, 2013 at 12:21 PM

      amen, bob. hope you are having a happy xmas day.

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    2. beth cioffolettiDecember 25, 2013 at 12:23 PM

      ps. you're starting to sound a bit like Delp! :-)

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  2. AnonymousDecember 25, 2013 at 5:36 PM

    Sr Simone of Network sent out a good greeting: Let us remember on drear distant days/ we are a promised Christmas joy/ we live as one this tragic gifted life--We are the Body of God!
    I liked receiving this greeting, which Sr Simone Campbell wrote in 2002, excerpted from INCARNATION

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    1. beth cioffolettiDecember 25, 2013 at 8:06 PM

      I don't think that I've ever noticed so much the Xmas intermingling of "drear" and "tragic" with "joy" and "gift" as much as I have this year. I'm also glad to know that Sr. Simone wrote that -- she is misinterpreted by many Catholics. This greeting attests to her profound wisdom, in my opinion.

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  3. bob knabDecember 26, 2013 at 1:40 AM

    my2Cents -

    i am happy to know
    that i am beginning to sound like a
    moor reasonable person - thank you

    i am finishing Mertons biography by M Mott 1948 -
    the sevens mountains of TM - its some 600 pages hard cover
    its the longest book i have ever read -i will not read it again-
    i got some 40 pages to go so i am only only reading 2or3 at a time
    so he dont get dead so soon- if you or someone wants trhe book
    i will send it to them foe $4.00 shipping ------------

    Blessings ______________________________________

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    1. beth cioffolettiDecember 26, 2013 at 1:48 AM

      I had that book once, bob - I may still have it somewhere on my bookshelf. I had a hard time getting through it, for some reason. (Maybe the 600 pages had something to do with it!) Would rather read Merton himself.

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  4. bob knabDecember 26, 2013 at 1:59 AM

    2Cents

    ANY ONE on this list is welcomed to have it !
    it is not a fun book to read and does
    not paint Merton as a pie in the sky person
    with his personal conflicts and insecurities -

    Blessings ________________________________

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    1. beth cioffolettiDecember 26, 2013 at 9:52 AM

      I hope you can pass the book on, bob. Not sure that this "list" has so many followers, though.

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  5. bob knabDecember 26, 2013 at 11:59 PM

    2Cents ______________________-

    perhaps 5 or 6
    maybe that’s all it can stand !!!
    but that’s ok the right thing always
    happens at the right time -

    Blessings __________________________

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