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"The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it." (John 1:5)

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The Thing Itself

Thomas Merton once described the journey of conversion as: Coming to a deeper sense of who I am, who I am called to be, and an ever-sharpening awareness of the distance between the two. That really is at the heart of our annual call to conversion during the Season of Lent. We are invited to … Continue reading The Thing Itself

Posted on February 22, 2026 by frjcoopTagged 1st-sunday-of-lent, bible, faith, god, jesus, temptation, the-courage-to-be. Leave a comment

Born from the Gaze of God

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I must believe that you love to look at who I am becoming. I must believe your eyes; the nakedness of your "I love you," that strips me naked. Just like Jesus on the cross; surrendered to your gaze alone and trusting desperately. Certain he is being sought, certain he is being found. I must believe another view of me exists -- the profile you see. I am learning this! -- Blessed Christophe Lebreton, ocso

"The light shines in the darkness. Thus, the darkness glorifies God, and the light shines in it, not so much as opposites placed next to each other, but rather as opposites placed within each other."

"Commentary on John" by Meister Eckhart

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