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Old Men Explore: July 2015

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Wednesday, 22 July 2015. I couldn't resist sharing this. My spiritual director likes to say there's good news and there's better news. The good news is there is a Messiah. The better news is it's not you. So, it's not all up to you.". Fr Martin, SJ. Thanks to St Matthias, Somerset N.J. Monday, 20 July 2015. LESS IS MORE, BUT MORE IS EVEN MORE. Give me thy grace, good Lord. To set the world at naught. To set my mind fast upon thee. And not to hang upon the blast. Of men’s mouths. Be to me displeasant.

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Old Men Explore: HORROR -- MERCY

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Monday, 13 July 2015. I was going to juxtapose an image of Daech (ISIS/ISIL) beheading, but could not bring myself to. Imagine it, in relation to Grünewald's. Crucifixion , and to this post. Father, they slaughter and behead -. We wail barbarity and sin -. Outraged and chilled, we count the dead -. What do you see, who look within? You whom no man had ever seen -. You sent your Son, that we might know -. He touched our souls and they were green -. What do you see, who look below? Brits at their Best.

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Old Men Explore: LESS IS MORE, BUT MORE IS EVEN MORE

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Monday, 20 July 2015. LESS IS MORE, BUT MORE IS EVEN MORE. The one prayer we know is by More was written in his own hand in a book in the Tower of London, some time before his execution. It is both wry and moving, and I reproduce it here from the website of the Amici Thomae Mori. Give me thy grace, good Lord. To set the world at naught. To set my mind fast upon thee. And not to hang upon the blast. Of men’s mouths. To be content to be solitary. Not to long for worldly company. Be to me displeasant. To ab...

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Old Men Explore: March 2015

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Wednesday, 18 March 2015. Today, two verses from the Psalms. A good Lenten exercise, I find, is reading the Psalms daily, as they are divided in the Book of Common Prayer, morning and evening. And Coverdale's translation, though sometimes inaccurate, is incomparable in resonance and beauty. So here are two quotations from this morning's Psalms:. And the glorious Majesty of the Lord our God be upon us : prosper thou the work of our hands upon us, O prosper thou our handy-work. (90:17). I am struck by his ...

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Old Men Explore: June 2015

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Sunday, 28 June 2015. In the context of the Year of the Consecrated Life, the award-winning French daily. La Croix publishes, this weekend, a rare interview with the General Prior of the Grande Chartreuse, the mother-house of the Carthusian Order. As a long-time admirer of the Carthusians, I found this fascinating and inspiring, and thought I would translate it for this blog. LC refers to the La Croix interviewer, Frédéric Mounier; DL is Dom Dysmas de Lassus, the General Prior. And that is what gradually...

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Old Men Explore: April 2015

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Wednesday, 29 April 2015. 8216;if it please thee, Lord’. For what, then, can we pray un. For ourselves to come, for others to be brought, to the (greater) knowledge and love of God, was my conclusion. For an increase in these may take place in sickness as in health, in unhappiness as in joy, in defeat as in victory. 8221; And who then left. Coming (closer) to the knowledge and love of him may be experienced as a blessing by him. I was so hoping you’d come! Thursday, 23 April 2015. THE FEAST OF ST GEORGE.

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Old Men Explore: August 2014

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Thursday, 28 August 2014. O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord,. In knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life,. Whose service is perfect freedom,. Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies,. That we, surely trusting in thy defence,. May not fear the power of any adversaries,. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. And the third, which is one to recommend to anyone:. O Lord our Heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God,. Defend us in the same with thy mighty power,.

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Old Men Explore: December 2014

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Sunday, 28 December 2014. THE FEAST OF STEPHEN (a couple of days late). A friend sent me some thoughts on St Stephen, the first martyr, celebrated the day after Christmas. Here is my reply:. So what do we do with Stephen? So in one sense, obviously, I admire the ones who find themselves in the situation and. But if life has denied us Stephen’s fate (at least so far), what conclusions can a meditation on martyrdom lead to? One: it is a healthy church consensus that it must never be sought. On this night, ...

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Old Men Explore: August 2015

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Sunday, 30 August 2015. This morning I attended what the French Church now calls an A.D.A.P.: Assemblée dominicale en l’absence d’un prêtre. A Sunday assembly in the absence of a priest. This is relatively new: it was foreseen by Vatican II, but it is growing in importance as the number of priests declines and the number of clochers. Literally ‘spires’) served by each increases. Our local parish priest now has 48. Spires, which obviously borders on the ridiculous, indeed the monstrous. Pardon and peace;.