By Jeremiah Bannister "True prayer starts in the darkness, for it is only then and there that we can see the light." -- Fr. Ron Floyd, Vicar of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Grand Rapids, Michigan I opened my eyes in the darkness, deep within the quietude of prayer. I was kneeling in a pew near the narthex, thumbing through the wooden beads of my Little Flower chaplet, when … [Read more...] about The Blinding Light of Darkness
Authors: Jeremiah Bannister
To Live (And Die) Beneath the Waves
By Jeremiah Bannister "The ocean is the perfect memento mori. Each crested wave a burst of life. Each collapse of whirlpooled water a stark, sudden end. When the surface stills, only a graveyard can match such a foreboding peace." -- Doonvorcannon, author of "Cerberus Slept" So much of my life has been consumed by ruminations regarding death and destruction, even despair. … [Read more...] about To Live (And Die) Beneath the Waves