Comments on: Mariette in Ecstasy at Lifeline Theatre

By: Mariette in Ecstasy | Tomasino Blog

Mariette in Ecstasy | Tomasino Blog — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:50:46 +0000

[...] first heard about this book when I read a blog post on A Nun’s Life about a local theater group who performed the book as a play. It sounded [...]

By: Sister Julie

Sister Julie — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:17:44 +0000

Jodith -- Yes! Lying Awake is one of my favorite books! I love how it suggested that even if her experience had an other-than-divine origin, it could still be a way that God connected with her.

By: Jodith

Jodith — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:52:32 +0000

Thanks for the book link, Sister. I’ll have to see if I can find it.

Have you read Lying Awake? It’s another really good book that looks at this same issue. What is real communication with God and what is not. I found it gave me a great deal to think about.

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:39:12 +0000

I read this book over the summer and found it fascinating! I was particularly struck by the end… though I don’t want to talk about that hear in case people want to read/see it… but I wonder how the play ended, all the same. I should read it again, too, since I’m remembering lots of bits of it but not necessarily the entire story arc. I’m excited it’s a play, though!

Becky (Rebecca F from From the Pews in the Back)

By: deerose

deerose — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:23:35 +0000

Will “Mariette in Ecstasy” be performed anywhere else, such in the NY Metro area? I’d love to see it. Every time I hear of ecstasies and the like, I think of St. Teresa of Avila. Her ecstasies were wonderfully portrayed in the 10-part documentary of her life produced by the Spanish government.

Honestly, I do feel that a good number of people do experience some sort of ecstasy or consolation from God. This type of event is often the trigger that brings common, everyday pewsitters into the realm of the devout and committed Christian life. I do believe, however, most of these experiences are not as dramatic as those seen in the stories about the saints, films, etc. But their affects can be just as powerful.

dee

By: Sister Gayle OSF

Sister Gayle OSF — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:22:06 +0000

I saw the Catherine of Siena play last summer. She is Bill Murray’s sister. Acting talent runs in the family. I wish I could see the Chicago one too. I am still waiting to rent Doubt…

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:33:40 +0000

Dear Sister Julie,

I saw a play today at St. Joesephs School in Millbrook NY. It was called ” Catherine of Siena , A Woman of out Time ” . Adrian Dominican Sister Nancy Murray,OP was the sole performer. She was fantastic ! By the time she was finished , I felt I knew St. Catherine Of Siena. Behind me sat a row of Sisters which surprised my grandson as they were dressed in plain cloths . They were mentioned at the end by Sister Nancy .( Sister Nancy Murray was wearing white with black Habit ) . I am glad my grandson was well behaved ! It was a lovely experience . God Bless, Sharon

By: jean

jean — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:20:26 +0000

Sister Julie –

I didn’t know about the book, so thanks for that. I wish I were in Chicago.

My favorite theater in the world – now film, rather than stage – is Cinemagic, in Portland, Oregon. The walls are aubergine, white fairy lights dance across the high ceilings and the curtains are gold lame! Never mind that it is always cold and hot tea is a necessity; or that aubergine is nothing more than fancy – French – for eggplant but, when speaking of such a romantic place, one cannot say, “the walls are eggplant colored”. The ambience longs for “aubergine”. They would run a film like this (if it were a film) for weeks.

And, Nathalie, I love what you say. I find myself wholly uninterested in “signs”, in stories of apparitions, etc., unless told to me in conversation with the person whose love of God brought forth the experience. It is their love to which I am drawn. Their experience is theirs. Love belongs to all who are near it.

Jean

By: Sister Julie

Sister Julie — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:06:11 +0000

Amen, Nathalie!

By: Nathalie

Nathalie — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:51:55 +0000

Sister Julie, I think you nailed it right on the head when you said that the fundamental message was whether or not we are truly open to the unfathomable ways God communicates with us. Startling events such as stigmata are rare, but other, more common winks from God are no less sacred in their own unique synchronicity when they yank at our inner selves. Having felt the staggering jolt of an astounding personal synchronicity not two days ago, I have to say that that keeping our hearts sincerely open to the Divine in following our call, whatever that call may be, has the potential to completely overhaul a soul, if the soul but lets itself be seized.