Don Mount Irenaeus has a retooled website and it’s great. The people who did the work are to be commended for capturing the spirit of Mt. Irenaeus in their work. Also today I ordered some bread from the newly completed MonksBread.com website. Visitors to the website can see a sampling of what the monks of Genesee … Read more
There is a good read I came across on Jim Wallis’ blog. It’s entitled, “NeoConservativism and Christain Faith. I enjoyed reading it. I’m grateful that there are Christians like Jim Wallis. I read yesterday that Senator Hagel is talking impeachment of the president if he can’t be held accountable. I don’t think it’s if. There … Read more
Today was a snow day. I arose at 5:30 am and went to the gym to run four miles. I had nearly finished running when it was announced that school had been closed due to snowfall. We get four snow days a year and though the purpose of snow days is to protect children from … Read more
‘To your descendants I give this land,from the wadi of Egypt to the Great River,the river Euphrates.’ This line is taken from Genesis and is part of today’s first reading at Mass. I was struck by the poignancy of the line given the fact that our country and it’s soldiers are embroiled in a conflict … Read more
I love visiting bookstores. I spent my childhood living next to a public library and reading is still a pastime that is both educational and enjoyable for me. Last week while visiting the Tempe, Arizona area I was able to spend some time at the Changing Hands Bookstore on McClintock Avenue there. Changing Hands is … Read more
At our Secular Franciscan Fraternity meeting on Sunday one of our members distributed “Peace Print” refrigerator magnets and car magnets. Sr. Karen Klimczak, was brutally murdered in Buffalo, New York on Good Friday last year. I never met her, but she leaves a legacy of peace. You can read more here. I decided to take … Read more
Monday’s gospel is my favorite. It is the passage that motivates my life and much of what I believe in as a Franciscan. ““Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take for your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food; I … Read more
It’s Lent again and many people will be fasting. Some will give up chocolate. Some will give up snacks. Many will give up something they enjoy eating or drinking. The idea of fasting and suffering during Lent is an ecumenical idea. A few years ago I gave up the news for Lent and actually carried … Read more
We returned home late this morning to sunny skies in Buffalo and Western New York. We began our travel just past midnight from Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. Parting with family is always tough for me. It hasn’t gotten much easier than the days I first left home to attend college and later to … Read more
