Mourning the Death of Our Brother – George Floyd, R.I.P.

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We are most grateful for the following words of Martin Luther King, Jr and to Father Don Talafous, OSB for reminding us.   His Daily Reflection is available:  dtalafous@csbsju.edu  Saint John’s Abbey  Saint John’s University  Our thanks to Pat Lyster, companion of the House of Prayer for many years, for sending us the Reflection. 

We also highly recommend the Weekly Reflection (June 4, 2020) of Bishop Don Bolen https://archregina.sk.ca/archbishops-office/archbishop-bolen-weekly.  Bishop Don addresses both COVID-19 as the Church enters Ordinary Time, and the stark reality of embedded racism among us.


     Fr. Don’s Daily Reflection

Psalm 62: “In you alone is my soul at rest. My help comes from you.”
In Memory of George Floyd
Words of Martin Luther King
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”
Psalm 27: “I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness / in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord; be strong; / be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord!”


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