The Holy Spirit At Work

Sometimes in today's world it's difficult
to believe that the Holy Spirit is still at work--
that He has not abandoned us.
Pope Francis recently added a few
updates to the Beatitudes which should
give us pause and confirm that indeed
the Spirit of God is guiding the world.
We only need to listen. . .

"Blessed are those who remain faithful while enduring evils

     inflicted on them by others and forgive them from their heart.”

"Blessed are those who look into the eyes of the abandoned

       and marginalized and show them their closeness.”

"Blessed are those who see God in every person

       and strive to make others also discover him.”

"Blessed are those who protect and care for our common home.”

“Blessed are those who renounce their own comfort in order to help others.”

"Blessed are those who pray and work for full communion between Christians."

  

Honoring Dignity & Uplifting Eloquence

Today we said goodbye.

(And thanks to live coverage)

we saw once again two 

people who brought honor

to the White House.

 

                     

                    

                     Thank You

Words from today give us pause as we ask once again:  

               God bless America
                      Give us wisdom
                            Mend our flaws
                                     Heal our wounds

                                                                    AMEN

After The Rain

At twilight last night
the sky was happy with the rain
that fell over Southern California.

"Here the rain, like everything else,
suggests permanence and eternity."
-Elie Wiesel from Dawn 

Epiphany

On this day Christians

recall the story of the three

Kings and the gifts they

brought to honor the Christ Child.

Seems like an appropriate time for

this writer/photographer to honor

some of the literary publications &

editors I've worked with this past

year. Thank you! Through your efforts

and devotion you keep the literary

world alive.

 Christopher Bernard   Caveat-Lector

 Heather Cuthbertson  Gold Man Review

 Danny Judge  The Indianola Review

 Amy Sage Webb  Flint Hills Review

 Virginia Howard   Thema

 Patricia Caspers   West Trestle Review

 W. B. Gerard  That Literary Review

 Megan Jones   Perceptions

 Valerie Wallace  Rhino

 Valerie Lawson & Michael Brown  Off The Coast

 David at The Last Line

 Editors Studio One

 Editors  The Healing Muse

 Editors  GNU Journal

 In addition:          

 Sarah Jane Sanders & Jessica Durham

 at the Eat Exhibit Norton Center for the Arts

Some links you may want to check out:

http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/studio_one/

http://www.caveat-lector.org/2701/website/poetry/gunton.html

http://themaliterarysociety.com/issues/ZOO.htm

http://theindianolareview.com/

http://www.off-the-coast.com/OTC_summer2016_images.html#biking

http://www.off-the-coast.com/OTC_spring2016_images.html#bee

http://www.westtrestlereview.com/archive.html

                          Happy New Year

             Blessings to all in 2017!

O COME LET US

                   

                 LOVE 

   CHRIST THE SAVIOR IS BORN

              MERRY CHRISTMAS!

JESUS CHRIST

HIS NAME

  A Name that changes everything for all time.

                        "BC"

                       Some of us still use it.

                             

Advent Wisdom

Being Open To New Ideas

Sometimes as we age we think we've
heard it all. 

And then someone says something that 

opens our heart and mind to a new thought. . .

Quote:

"In the Christian liturgical calendar, we refer to the four weeks before Christmas as "Advent." For Christians, this is a time of expectation, of looking forward to the birth of Jesus. Perhaps surprisingly, I feel closest to my Jewish brothers and sisters during the Advent season. Christians, of course, believe Jesus to be the Messiah, but we also look forward to his second coming at the end of time. Traditionally, Jews expect the messiah to come as well, but when he does, it will be for the first time. When the Messiah finally comes, we'll ask him together whether it is his first or second coming, but for now, we will long for a world of justice and peace together."   

                                                    -Father James Heft, 

                                  President, Advanced Catholic Studies at USC

   

Thank you Father Heft.