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

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On the Live-Edge

A Homily for Palm Sunday 2026 The Cross is a centrifugal force! The Carthusians tell us: "The Cross stands firm while the world turns." Before the Cross the world was spun by a centripetal force. The world turned by a "center-seeking" force. Life energy moved toward an isolated, insulated, veiled, so-called sacred center. But with … Continue reading On the Live-Edge

Posted on March 29, 2026 by frjcoopTagged bible, christianity, faith, god, jesus, palm-sunday. 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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