The Feast of Tabernacles is the Harvest Fest of the Jews, full of rejoicing. And Jesus comes to fulfill that joy. 

A person may come to the church to hear the preaching. But a person will only stay in the church if he or she meets Christ in the pews.

This is the continuation of a series of reflections on Cry of the Heart, by Lorenzo Albacete. This reflection is based on the last three sections of Chapter 4, beginning with The Secularization of Suffering, pages 44 through 49.

Cry of the Heart, on the Meaning of Suffering, is published by Slant Books, Seattle, WA. ©2023 The Albacete Forum

My old friend, whom I hadn't seen in more than 20 years, came to Mass this morning. And what a fitting day to have him, because he brought his sons.

The life of Christ is a Living Water that flows from the Temple of His body, from His pierced heart. But as it flows forth to us, it also absorbs. He takes upon Himself our sins. He dies our death. He is the mystery of co-suffering.  

This is the continuation of a series of Reflections on Cry of the Heart, by Lorenzo Albacete. This reflection is based on the first two sections of Chapter 4, Suffering, Grace, Identity, pages 40 through 44.

Cry of the Heart, on the Meaning of Suffering, is published by Slant Books, Seattle, WA. ©2023 The Albacete Forum

God did not come to make a new me, but to make me new. Is there a difference?

God comes to us in the most surprising and unexpected ways, constantly reminding us that we are not stuck in a closed system, not stuck in a womb never to be born.

Can anything save us from the comparison culture more surely than the love of the Blessed Mother? 

This is the continuation of a series of reflections on Cry of the Heart, by Lorenzo Albacete. This reflection is based on the last section of Chapter 3, The Meaning of Spiritual Pain, pages 37 through 39.

Cry of the Heart, on the Meaning of Suffering, is published by Slant Books, Seattle, WA. ©2023 The Albacete Forum