It is Easter Monday. It rained gently all night and the flowers in the raised beds are enjoying a prismatic, glorious morning stretch sun-ward thanks to the moisture. Floral resurrection. There were even a couple bees for musical accompaniment–seemed fitting. No surgery is necessary on my knee right now, thanks be to God. I am…

I am leaving Chile with many things –only several of which have physical form. Yes, there is a volume of Neruda packed in my bag, there is a medal of San Alberto Hurtado keeping Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat company on the cord around my neck. (I love that, actually, and have no doubt whatsoever that…

One´s world can be spun a startling number of times in fourteen days. Being in a historic earthquake; the consequent upheaval and uncertainty; as well as profound devastation in much of Southern Chile. Near daily aftershocks-including three (7.2, 6.9, 6.0) within a half an hour the day before yesterday that were accompanied by a tsunami…

This God I know, this God who created the complexity of my being, the intricacy of a molecule, the simple beauty of a rain-spattered spider web… This God who created in six days the forces, the energies, the potentials, the being-ness, that over time have brought the world to the present moment… This God of…

From an email I sent to Xavier in NYC, my wonderful, wonderful, parish there. Know of my profound gratitude for all of the prayers and love sent from those at Xavier. As to how I am doing… I have only reasons to praise God while my heart is breaking to see the devastation and hear…

The earthquake hit here at 3:40 in the morning on Friday, February 27th. It hit the epicenter as an 8.8, moved up north, and hit here as a 7. The south is devastated. It is bad in Valparaíso near here. All in my community are fine. Please, please, pray for the pueblo chileno.

Part of the response to a friend who emailed and mentioned that I seemed to be really in “it” here…meaning the experience and the living. Yes, I guess you could say that I am in “it” here, but I still go “there” as well…. and sometimes my heart doesn´t know where to go and just…

An excerpt from yesterday´s journal entry, after the visit to the National Library of Chile (click here to read ). Point to note before reading, since September, my journal entries have been 98% in Spanish. For reasons that are difficult to explain, it is easier for me to do it that way… otherwise, there is…

It has been some weeks since last posting. There are several reasons for that, but they don´t seem so important to mention right now. Let me just say that I am glad to be back at the keyboard, finding a way to share with a crowd the insights and adventures that come my way in…