Consolation

Thank you to the friends who came out to hear the first reading of Consolation.  


And now, some background...

The title comes from the Jesuits.  In the Jesuit tradition and charism, consolation refers to those things, people, moments in life that bring us closer to God.  The "chills" moments, as Jim Martin, S.J. refers to them.  Moments when we can literally feel a presence surrounding us.  Whatever name you have for God- great!  We are all ultimately unqualified and unworthy to name Him/Her anyway.  In its simplest form, that is consolation.  By that logic, or dare I say faith, desolation is the exact opposite.  The darker moments.   The moments when we feel completely alone, abandoned.

Consolation and desolation are active in all of our lives.  In Consolation: A Play, a family (the McPhersons) struggle, in the midst of desolation, to find what consolation means to each of them.  It is a story of drugs, addiction and pain- sure.  It is also a story of faith, love and joy.

I hope to see the story staged at some point in the future and look forward to having all of you loving friends, whom bring me consolation, along for the ride!