Don My daughter came home from college overnight. She’s leaving again today. Today she told me I was “post modern”. I said, “What does that mean?” She said, it’s a period of time that began about 1970. According to her most post-moderns are obsessed with death and they don’t trust the government. I love my daughter, … Read more
Advent By Daniel Berrigan It is not true that creation and the human family are doomed to destruction and loss —This is true: For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son,that whoever believes in him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life. It is not true that we must accept … Read more
I owe the inspiration for this post to Paula at MoreLight. She had a link from her site that led me to a tremendous film by Gerry Straub. Even more poignant is the fact that four members of our St. Irenaeus Secular Franciscan Fraternity are spending this week in the Kensington District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania … Read more
With the holidays right around the corner I’ve got a gift suggestion for you. It will go to support one of my favorite sacred places. The monks at Genesee Abbey in Piffard, New York earn their living by producing “Monk’s Bread.” It’s been for sale in stores in Western New York ever since I was … Read more
Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.—Jesus. What does it mean to belong to the truth? How do we know that we’re listening to His voice? Today was the feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday in Ordinary Time. How well do we hear the voice of the King of Kings … Read more
It sometimes happens that the men who preach most vehemently about evil and the punishment of evil, so that they seem to have practically nothing else on their minds except sin, are really unconcious haters of other men. They think the world does not appreciate them, and this is their way of getting even.–Thomas Merton, … Read more
At the root of all war is fear: not so much the fear men have of one another as the fear they have of everything. It is not merely that they don’t trust one another: they do not trust themselves. If they are not sure when someone else may turn around and kill them, they … Read more
Please pray for the people of Iraq. They didn’t ask to be invaded. Most of them are people just like us. They just want to raise their families and live their lives. They have endured outrageous trials that tear at the human heart, in particular this person’s heart. Pray for the soldiers of our nation … Read more
One of the greatest movies made in the last ten years was the Antwone Fisher Story. I identify with it on many levels. It echoes my own search for self, forgiveness and wholeness. Wholeness and holiness go hand in hand. They are two sides of the same coin. Do yourself a favor and buy or … Read more
The earth was beautiful until the spirit of man blew over her and destroyed everything. And mankind said: let there be darkness…. and there was darkness. And mankind loved the darkness and so it named the darkness “security”. And it divided itself into races, religions, genders, and social classes. And there was no evening and … Read more
