2010 ColloquiumJesus has been reaching out to every one of us, every day, with a tremendously simple message. It’s not rocket science, folks, or it wouldn’t be accessible to all.
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“It is for us to make the effort. The result is always in God’s hands.” – Mahatma Gandhi In our culture, we are very focused on results. Goals, money, achievement – things that represent the crowning results from our work. But you might notice that this leaves little room for God to work in our lives. I had the opportunity to sing Compline with the schola from another parish last night – a wonderful and prayerful experience. But earlier in the week, the director tangentially referred to me as “the professional.” Say what? I mean, I’m a neophyte at this chant, and have only been working on it for a few years. No college training in music. I’ve felt quite guilty about my inexperience as regarding Sacred Music:
I was listening to a wonderful podcast this afternoon, where Katherine Barron and Jennifer Willits were talking about the book, “Choosing Beauty.” But I don’t want to talk about the book. Instead, they brought up an important concept: When you bad-mouth or gossip about someone, what you’re doing is stealing. Stealing their reputation. I subscribe to a lot of online newsletters, because it helps me to maintain a broader perspective and generates new ideas. I ran across one yesteday that held a real challenge for me. In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not [...] I just wanted to pass along this pointer to a newsletter that I’ve been reading for a couple of years: Terry Hershey’s Sabbath Moment. Check it out, and if you like it, sign up here. This is probably the only newsletter that I always save until I have some quiet time to read and ponder. How rare [...] |
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