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Everlasting Instant
Sometimes, singular moments in our lives illustrate what always occurs. They are moments that can define an objective truth that no one can dispute: the joy and awe of a new birth, a new sunrise, or a fresh start for someone facing addiction. In my experience, when I struggle to recognize this objective truth in everyday life or significant moments, I am often meddling in my shadows—doing so unconsciously. Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, once said, “Projections change the world into the replica of one’s own unknown face.” Projections are images of life, self, others, and God, generated by the psyche and based on our fears, desires, impulses, and…
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Maundy Thursday
“The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, it produces Love.” – St. Thomas Aquinas (This painting is called “Last Supper” and is located in the Church of St. Mary of the Angels (Chiesa Santa Maria degli Angioli) in Lugano, Switzerland. Milanese Bernardino Luini painted it, sometimes called the “Raphael of the North”, for his art’s gentle expressions and calm beauty. We spent Easter Weekend (and the Paschal Triduum) in Lugano, Switzerland.)
