Don Today at work I was visiting with a fellow teacher and we began to discuss his concerns about a son who is exploring his own spiritual roots and direction. Our discussion led me to share some of my own journey and to suggest that the young person was or at least could be a contemplative. … Read more
I mentioned a couple of days ago that I am reading, “Going Home – Jesus and Buddha as Brothers” by Thich Nhat Hanh. I love to read him. He is so peaceful I can hear his gentle voice in my head and it is a bell of mindfulness all it’s own. I heard someone once … Read more
Tomorrow is the Feast of Transitus marking the passage of St. Francis of Assisi from life to death. For Francis death is/was a part of life. Francis saw all life as inter-related. He saw himself as brother and sister to all created by the Most High. Francis used many superlatives to describe the almighty.I’ve been … Read more
I don’t know if you’ve ever read any of the work of Fr. John Dear, SJ, but he’s a great writer has a weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter. Here is his work from September 19th. I think you’ll be challenged. Follow this link… Technorati Tags:jesus, peace, john dear, nonviolence
It doesn’t hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and this should help get you started.. During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized. “Well,” said the Director, “we fill up a … Read more
I sit here in my quiet sacred space surrounded by icons that remind me of that which I treasure. We are on the eve of mid-term elections in the United States which once again are used to divide us further. Politicians and pundits clamor and there just isn’t much peace to be found. Thousands of … Read more
“To deliver oneself up, to hand oneself over, entrust oneself completely to the silence of a wide landscape of woods and hills, or sea, or desert; to sit still while the sun comes up over the land and fills its silences with light. To pray and work in the morning and to labor in meditation … Read more
No one has ever become poor by giving.” — Anne Frank Another expression that I like is, “you gotta give it away to keep it.” If you want more of what you have the answer is always lies in giving away what you have. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus says, “Give, and it will … Read more
I’ve been feeling pretty beat lately. I have a lot of work to accomplish everyday as the administrator of the computer network at our school district. Managing the needs of nearly five hundred computers and the users is daunting at times. I’m blessed with one full time assistant and one part time assistant. But, we … Read more
a minor friar: Links Very provocative images and thoughts here. Look at all the images of Jesus and ask yourself which one or ones you most identify with and why.
