Paradox: An Invitation

It's the Moon's day . . . slowly waning toward “new.”

At one o'clock in the afternoon on this date in 1883 the volcano Krakatoa exploded. It was one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in human history. The tsunami killed some 36,000 people.

Speaking of tsunami's . . .

The aftermath of Kamala Harris’s nomination convention suggested a transformation that goes beyond markets and jobs. — Heather Cox Richardson, Letters from An American.

Yesterday was the birth date of Leonard Bernstein. The conductor and composer was born in 1918 Lawrence, Massachusetts.

An introduction to paradox: a brief autobio from Fr. Richard Rohr.

Widening Circles

I live my life in widening circles
that reach out across the world.
I may not complete this last one
but I give myself to it.

I circle around God, around the primordial tower.
I’ve been circling for thousands of years
and I still don’t know: am I a falcon,
a storm, or a great song?

– “Widening Circles” by Rainer Maria Rilke, is from Rilke’s Book of Hours. Translation by Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows, Riverhead Books (April 1, 1997).