Author Archives: donalddeanchambers

Loyola Marymount University, LMU. Loving, Merciful and Universally Inclusive space, LMU. With periscopic eyes and cat’s ears Listening, Moving through this Universally Inclusive graduation space. A space originated in Eurocentric Historical Cultural Religiosity. Yet, embarking on a journey towards listening, diversity, and inclusivity. A Latino graduation space. A Kente graduation space. An LGBQT+ graduation space.Continue reading “Loving, Merciful and Universally Inclusive -LMU”

At the end of the Stations of the Cross with the Living Water Community through the streets of downtown Port of Spain, Trinidad, a congregant, jokily asked me, “Father, did you manage to pray?”  This was a jab at my blog entitled “I Couldn’t Pray”, reflecting on my pilgrimage to the Holy Land. In responseContinue reading “Stations of the Cross”

Spoken Word from Living Water Community Holy Land Pilgrimage 2023.(Inspired by the significance of the Jerusalem Cross and walking in the footsteps of Jesus)

I went to the Holy Land to pray, But I couldn’t pray. Distractions, disturbances, and devastations imprisoned me.  I went to the Church of the Annunciation to pray, But I couldn’t pray. Distracted by Marian inculturation, national mosaics from 42 countries. I went to the Church of the Nativity to pray, But I couldn’t pray.Continue reading “I Couldn’t Pray”

What’s on my mind?  I am preoccupied with children’s unexpressed emotional pain due to their parents’ irresponsible decisions and dysfunctional home environments.  Children are frequently kicked around like a football by competing parents driven by selfish desires. Parents seem to believe that children serve the purpose of satisfying their emotional needs.  So, they either fightContinue reading “Suffer Little Children”

Third Sunday of Lent Gospel Narrative of the Samaritan Women Living Water – A Gift of the Holy Spirit In my homily, I used the metaphor of an open water channel connecting the source of the Living Water to those who thirst for it and are tired of inadequate cistern water. Jesus Christ is theContinue reading “Living Water – A Gift of the Holy Spirit”

My driveway,My garage,My back porch,My walkway,Stained with interlocking layers of black muck and dirt,Going unnoticed over time,Thinking it’s the norm.In preparation for a function, my telescopic eyes perk up from the submarine of ignorance,Noticing that the surface colour is muck and dirt, not the original.Inviting a friend with a weapon of mass destruction – theContinue reading “Lent and the Powerwash Machine”