14 March 2020 | Second Saturday of Lent | Menlo Park, Calif. 

It’s a rainy day in California, even in the midst of our interior desert of Lent and the exterior plague of the coronavirus!—and it’s a good one to curl up under a blanket and talk about some good books. On the agenda for today: “Heaven in Faith,” by St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, and Shakespeare’s Richard III. Also, some particular pearls of wisdom from our saint on where and how to find peace in the midst of turmoil (suitable for these turbulent times!) and what, exactly, it is God wants from us. Come and rest! 

Opening music: Spaséñiye, sodélal (Salvation is created), composed by Pavel Tschesnokoff, sung by VOCES8 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, Missouri, 2020. All rights reserved.