Sugar Maple in Autumn
Originally posted on Christina Chase:
Photo © 2015 Dan Chase The glory has just begun. The light of the inner sun radiates within every leaf, shining pale green at the…
Bloodthirst: Our Language of Violence
There is so much violence in the world… Why do we, human beings, seem to want to punish each other? Husbands and wives, daughters and mothers, sons and fathers, coworkers … Continue Reading Bloodthirst: Our Language of Violence
July 30: Is All Human Suffering The Same Suffering?
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Strasbourg Cathedral: the risen Christ brings Adam and Eve out of Hell to Paradise. ? Is all human suffering the same suffering – the suffering of…
First Friday and The Revolution
Originally posted on Christina Chase:
Who is the head of your life? I want to be revolutionized. I want my failures and ineptitude, my procrastination, sloth, pride, and fear to…
May
Originally posted on Christina Chase:
In the month of May, we honor motherhood – and the dead of war. All over the earth, mothers watch their sons go off to…
Beyond Grasping
Originally posted on Christina Chase:
What sparks jump between two lovers, what intimate whispers and erotic juices flow from flesh to flesh, when hand is holding hand? It is merely…
Happy Birthday to Me
Tomorrow is my birthday. (Thank you for the kind thoughts! Yes, of course I can hear what’s in your head, silly.) This year, my birthday brings good news and bad … Continue Reading Happy Birthday to Me
Lasting Words: The Gospel
What good news would you share with the people who will mourn your death? This is an important question to ask if you, like me, want to plan your own … Continue Reading Lasting Words: The Gospel
Lasting Words: The Epistle
If I wrote a letter to those who were grieving my death, what would I write? This is one of the questions that I asked myself last year in my … Continue Reading Lasting Words: The Epistle
Lasting Words: Psalm 139
What Sacred Scripture do you want read at your funeral? Continuing with the divinely inspired words that I want to share with those who will grieve my death, whenever that … Continue Reading Lasting Words: Psalm 139
Lasting Words: The Book of Wisdom
Sacred Scripture on Beauty and Truth…. For the first reading at my funeral (read more about that HERE) I would like these words from The Book of Wisdom proclaimed. This … Continue Reading Lasting Words: The Book of Wisdom
Leaving with These Words
Last year, I had several health challenges that reminded me, yet again, of how fragile and fleeting my life is. Having been born with a rare disease and living all … Continue Reading Leaving with These Words
Just One
Sometimes, I feel so small. This planet is far too large for me to understand, with way too many people for my mind to comprehend. What does 7 billion mean? … Continue Reading Just One
For the Feast of All Hallows: The Saint Maker
Originally posted on Christina Chase:
After I had chosen, intellectually, to become a Christian, but way before I had embraced Christ in my heart, a priest told me that I…
Respecting Death: an Odd Family Tradition
I’m a stickler for family traditions. Therefore, as I told my doctor, my preferred way to die is of some kind of cardiac incident in a church. That was how … Continue Reading Respecting Death: an Odd Family Tradition
Life with Dignity: a Personal Plea against Assisted Suicide
Saint Augustine wrote, “it is never licit [right] to kill another: even if he should wish it, indeed if he request it because, hanging between life and death, he begs … Continue Reading Life with Dignity: a Personal Plea against Assisted Suicide
