Riding the Tiger

clinging to the wreckage of civilization

Pentecost

Descent of the Spirit, divine fire Tongues of fire marked the birth of courage. Fifty days after the resurrection, the Spirit descended.  It came not with comfort, but with flame and speech. Read aloud a sacred text. Let it burn through your fear. Let the words strike where silence once stood. Then speak something holy […]

Trinity Sunday

Three is not confusion—but communion.Father, Son, Spirit—bound in love, not logic.We are made in this image: unity, mystery, flame. Draw a triangle.In each corner, write something sacred: a name, a virtue, a vow.Say: “Let these become one in me.” Bow to the mystery.Not to understand, but to honor.Truth does not always explain—it reveals. Let your […]

Corpus Christi

This is my body—given for you.Corpus Christi honors not symbol, but substance.Bread becomes flame, wine becomes covenant. Break bread today.Before eating, hold it to your heart.Say: “Let this become what I must be.” Then eat in silence.Let the act sanctify the body.The sacred enters through what is simplest. You are not only spirit.You are flesh […]

Nativity of John the Baptist

Voice crying in the wilderness. Prepare the path for what is greater than you.John came not to shine, but to clear the way.He was the cry before the dawn. Today, speak on behalf of someone else.Lift their name, not your own.Then spend one hour in solitude. Let the silence announce what follows you.You are not […]

Sacred Heart

Love and mercy flowing from the pierced heart of Christ. His heart burns, not for wrath—but for mercy.The Sacred Heart bleeds in silence, yet saves in fire.Love is not weakness. It is wound that heals. Place your hand over your chest.Say: “Make my heart like yours.”Feel what softens and what resists. Forgive one person today—whether […]