Spiritual Reflections

Saints, like Angela Merici, are for us living parables. They present alternative visions. They pay very close attention. They don’t see themselves as extraordinary. They make their way forward one step at a time, like a pilgrim. The pilgrim step in an ancient dance tradition is two steps forward and one step back. They don’t invite us to be like them, or to imitate them. They direct us, always, to the Divine, the Source of

Angela Merici was a radical. Radical here doesn’t have to do with how far to the right or left of centre you are. Radical has to do with depth. Radical comes from roots. Angela was rooted. Where was she rooted? In love, of course. She was blessed, as we all are blessed by the words shared with the early Christians: May your lives be rooted in love. I pray that you may have your roots

When we look at the women and men who inspire us, who invite us to become our true selves, we may discover that they are often people who have moved beyond personal comfort and “widened their tents”, that is expanded their hearts to make room for the suffering, the distressed, the lost, the oppressed. These are women and men who could not be comfortable, settled, or closed in on themselves while those around them were