Sacred Light

. O sacred light O great and sacred blessedness . The heavens inflame My soul to seek his name . The burning sun Reveals his might . O life divine             That all this sacred wealth is mine! . Inspired by the writing of Thomas Traherne. Below: one of the "Traherne Windows" in Hereford Cathedral

Spiritual Reflection: The Materialism of The Poverello

  Money cannot satisfy the soul, and the youth of Francis of Assisi was spent learning this: “Almost up to the twenty-fifth year of his age he squandered and wasted his time...he outdid his contemporaries in vanities...and strove to out do the rest in the pomp of vainglory...for he was very rich...” I am not …