Many of the beguines were mystics and some were likely misjudged as heretics as they threatened the power of the Church and society. As their charitable works touched many lives, many people chose to donate their money to the works of these women; this threatened some of those in power for suddenly donations to parishes were declining. One pope required the beguines to donate a quarter of their collection of prayers for the dead to local parishes.
Weekend Reading – August 2, 2019
Two articles and a podcast are coming at you: one facing how our complicity in White Supremacy separates us from the full life God promises. Another is about two of my favorite things: bodies and summertime. As you can imagine, when these two collide, sometimes it's glorious and other times it's disastrous. And finally a prayer podcast. A prayer-cast, if you will. Enjoy!
“Disarm them Publicly” Or What I didn’t have space for yesterday
I wrote the Lenten reflection for March 20 in the ISN Series: Broken. Here was another piece of my reflection that I didn’t have space for in that post... Readings for March 20, 2019 Many of us are taught to strive in United States culture. We are encouraged to be the best; we are lauded …
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Grounded in kinship
"Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something. He said to her, ‘What do you wish?’ She answered him, ‘Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom.'” …
