Posts Tagged ‘Christian’
A Modern Day Holy Woman (Part II)
As editor of the Christ Our Life textbook series, I once lived in Chicago to facilitate reaching the publishing deadline. For two weeks I lived in a convent that was a bus ride away from the publishing house. Then for the remaining eight weeks, Father Flaherty, the Jesuit director of the company, located a place…
Read MoreWho Are You? A VIP
This past Saturday I gave a Spirit Day retreat to forty-six eighth graders. I told them that I had recently watched the movie “The Lion King” again. In it Simba’s father states this memorable line to his son: “Remember who you are.” Simba is from a line of kings who someday will be responsible for…
Read MorePresenting the Face of Jesus
No doubt you’ve heard of the 80-year-old woman in Spain who recently turned a valuable fresco of Jesus into an unrecognizable blur. The thought occurred to me that this is a metaphor for what we sometimes do. We attempt to be Jesus for the world–other Christs. Our intentions are good. But then we make a…
Read MoreHow to Be a Gentleman or Gentlewoman
In his book The Idea of a University Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman defined a gentleman as “one who never inflicts pain.” (Of course, this also holds true for a gentlewoman.) I was going to write about what this means, but in checking to see if I remembered his words correctly, I discovered that this…
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