Aylesford Retreat 2011
Presentation slides given at the retreat on Gospel Nonviolence held at Aylesford Prior in April 2011.
Napalm on Vietnamese
Napalm is a thickening/gelling agent generally mixed with petroleum or a similar fuel for use in an incendiary device, primarily as an anti-personnel weapon. The portmanteau Napalm was derived from…
Christmas Message 2011
The Christmas carol, O Little Town of Bethlehem, includes a verse that for decades has made me pause—even outside the Christmas season—to ponder its ineffable meaning and astonishing implications: Yet…
‘Miracle’ Did Auschwitz Victim’s Intercession Save Benedicta’s Life?
Teresia Benedicta McCarthy is a happy, healthy little two-year-old named after a Jewish Carmelite nun killed at Auschwitz by the Nazis in 1942. A few weeks ago, Benedicta was literally…
Some Guiding Reflections on the Icon of the Servant of Yahweh: Blessed Teresia Benedicta of the Cross
An icon is meant to be a manifestation of the living God. It is meant to bring forth a reverent awe of God through contemplation of his inscrutable mercy at…
