Foolish Wisdom

Anxious silence that ravages the death,Of One innocent soul.Lost in the pain of separation,A body bends and breaks.From shattered innocence emerges suffering,On the One who learned the meaning of humanity.To live in anguish and torment through time,Understanding what curses the human soul.Such tortured souls these mortals are,That Divinity must suffer too!Twisted are the sons and …

Forsaken Separation

Van Gennep himself defined rites de passage as “rites which accompany every change of place, state, social position and age.” To point up the contrast between “state” and “transition,” I employ “state” to include all his other terms. It is a more inclusive concept than “status” or “office,” and refers to any type of stable …

A Short Reflection on Maundy Thursday

12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. 13 “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s …

between dusks and dawns

the darkest darknessencircled by the deepest lightholy and blacksaturday followingholyandblack Thursdayholyandblack Fridaythe holyandblack triduum ofbetrayal, violence, and sorrowadorned with brightly colored eggshunting for the goldenmessiah wrapped and unwrappedthe bodysoul deadandaliveproclaiming hope we hopein the love-lit darkness of all theholyandblack days in our holyandblack weekswaiting, yearning, desiringa good news biopsy reporta good news stimulus checka good …

Two Sacrifices, One Death: Isaac and the Suffering Servant

Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,    yet he opened not his mouth;like a lamb …