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If you’re looking for some light summer reading and you’re into technology a bit you might consider reading, “Just for Fun:The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary.” It is the story of Linux founder and open source pioneer Linus Torvalds. Linus is an unpretentious geek who will warm your heart. For a complete biography of Linus … Read more

Today I attended the jubilee of five friars of Holy Name Province. I know one of the friars well. My friend, Brother Vianney Justin, OFM (pictured) celebrated 40 years as a Franciscan friar today at a special ceremony in Buffalo, New York. He was joined in the jubilee by Br. Michael Oberst, OFM with 25 … Read more

In the past week I’ve been reading Andrew Sullivan’s blog with regularity. I heard him on a Larry King segment about ten days ago. Today one of the stories on his blog deals with a very troubling moral dilemma. Andrew in his regular work for Time Magazine has reviewed a recently published book, “Oath Betrayed.” … Read more

Yesterday my wife and I traveled to Buffalo, New York to watch our son Devin and his teamates compete in the “Gus Macker 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament”. It’s was a family reunion in some sense, because we were being reunited with Devin’s college teamates and their families. We’ve grown very close to all these … Read more

“When you feel anxious or irritated, instead of fretting or going round worrying others, just calm down. Start by controlling your breathing, then say a word with love, do something with love, send a loving thought, and you will see that what was brewing inside you and turning sour has been washed away. In asking … Read more

This is a funny clip from a recent episode of the Colbert Report. I hope it makes you smile. Technorati Tags:ten commandments, colbert, report

I just got this week’s email from Sister Joan Chittister, OSB. It’s been a couple of weeks since her last letter. Today’s is very thoughtful and I thought I’d link it here if you haven’t had a chance to read it. Read “From Where I Stand.” Peace. Technorati Tags:joan chittister, ten commandments

This prayers hangs near my desk at work. It is one of my favorites. It is attributed to St. Irenaeus, one of the early fathers of the church. It is not you that shapes Godit is God that shapes you.If you are the work of Godawait the hand of the artistwho does all things in … Read more

If you’re a person or organization that would like leverage the savings and power of OpenOffice enterprise, this is an affordable solution. OpenOffice-Enterprise manages OpenOffice using standard Windows Group Policy tools, including Active Directory, Microsoft Management Console and the Group Policy Editor. Technorati Tags:openoffice, technology, active directory, group policy

“Ohio” was one of the great protest songs of the Vietnam War era. The song was drawn from the famous incident involving students and Ohio National Guardsmen at Kent State University in Ohio. Three and four years ago our leadership sold the citizenry on the idea of pre-emptive war. This was the war on terror. … Read more