I beheld the fullness of God in which I beheld and comprehended the whole of creation, that is, what is on this side and what is beyond the sea, the abyss, the sea itself, and everything else. And in everything that I saw, I could perceive nothing except the presence of the power of God, and in a manner totally indescribable. And my soul in an excess of wonder cried out: “This world is pregnant with God!” Wherefore I understood how small is the whole of creation – that is, what is on this side and what is beyond the sea, the abyss, the sea itself, and everything else – but the power of God fills it all to overflowing.
-St. Angela of Foligno (1248-1309)
Passage retrieved from http://datinggod.org/2010/10/01/the-world-is-pregnant-with-god/
Dan Horan, the Franciscan behind “Dating God”, is from Utica.
I actually knew that! His cousin was a student of mine at UC.