Don This morning when I went to the gym I noticed that the lights were on. I prefer to run in the low light of early morning. I don’t know why, but it’s just more sacred for me. Today it was 50 degrees fahrenheit and I drove over to the running track behind the school where … Read more
It’s 62 degrees fahrenheit here in Franklinville, New York and Mother Earth is beginning to come to life after winter.
I’m reading a book that is tough to put down. It’s entitled, “Jesus Before Christianity.” Late last year I read a book, “Jesus Today: A Spirituality of Radical Freedom.” The author is the Provincial of the Dominican Order. He’s a real thinker and I recommend the book to anyone anxious to consider Jesus before he … Read more
One of the blogs that I read is called Friar at Large written by Fr. Dennis Tamburello, OFM. Fr. Dennis has a thoughtful article written last week with some very important links to official documents of the Catholic Church in the United States. Today as I listened to Dr. Robert Gates, Defense Secretary and our delusional President’s Weekly Radio Address I was struck by just how far out of touch with reality both of these men are.
Taking a cue from Jeff I’m taking up the movie meme. It’s really difficult for me to take all my favorite movies and come up with just five but here goes. Jesus of Nazareth-Franco Zeffirelli 1976. This is the most reasonable depiction of Jesus in any of the Jesus movies I’ve seen. There are certain … Read more
Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.” Baal Shem Tov Technorati Tags:Bal Shem Tov, wisdom
I get a regular email from Every Church a Peace Church and through that I’ve become familiar with Karen Horst Cobb. I didn’t know until tonight that she has her own blog. I’ve added her to my links and I’m recommending this recent post, It’s Time for Reform. Technorati Tags:karen horst cobb, every church a … Read more
Each Friday night after work, Jimmy would fire up his outdoor grill And cook a venison steak. But all of Jimmy’s neighbors were Catholic….and since it was Lent, they were forbidden from eating meat on Friday. The delicious aroma from the grilled venison steaks wascausing such a problem for the Catholic faithful that they finallytalked … Read more
“There is nothing wrong with a traffic law which says you have to stop for a red light. But when a fire is raging, the fire truck goes right through that red light… Or when a [person] is bleeding to death, the ambulance goes through those red lights at top speed… Disinherited people all over … Read more
