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Thank you to all the people who visit this blog. When I started this back in January I had no idea where it or I was going. Through this effort I’ve met some beautiful people who’ve enriched my life and I am grateful for that. Peace.

I’ve been reading Andrew Sullivan’s blog ever since I saw him on Larry King last week. I like this post from today. Click here to read it. Peace.

“What is purity, briefly? It is a heart full of compassion for the whole of created nature…And what is a compassionate heart? He tells us: ‘It is a heart that burns for all creation, for the birds, for the beasts, for the devils, for every creature. When he thinks about them, when he looks at … Read more

This comes from Just Plain Foolish. Her writing is beautiful. When I returned home last night I looked at those same stars from near my home. Peace. Just Plain Foolish: Tonight, I fell into the sky

God is using everything that happens to lead me into solitude. Every creature that enters my life, every instant of my days is designed to touch me with a sense of the world’s insufficiency. And that goes for every created thing, including monasteries, including even sensible graces, lights of the mind, ideas, fervor in the … Read more

At an old temple, in cold weather, he spent the night.He could not stand the piercing cold of the whirling wind.If it has no sarira, what is there so special about it?So he took the wooden Buddha from the hall and burned it. This is the story of Tan-Hsia, a ninth century Zen Master who … Read more

Today I was watching C-Span and saw an interesting program that originally was broadcast on Wednesday. I’m not a supporter of the Iraq War but I personally know several young men and women from our community who are serving there. As a parent I know how much their Moms and Dads must worry about the … Read more

This comes from Andrew Sullivan’s blog. Andrew Sullivan | The Daily Dish: Quote for the Day “For people in America who are a part of my political tradition, our great sin has often been ignoring religion or denying its power or refusing to engage it because it seemed hostile to us. For … the so-called … Read more

Paula’s post about Edith Stein and feminism got me to thinking of a great book that I read on retreat last year. I later bought copies for my wife and daughter. It’s entitled, Clothed With the Sun: Biblical Women, Social Justice, and Us.I really enjoyed reading it and I’d recommend it to anyone. Technorati Tags:bible, … Read more

Since I first heard of John Duns Scotus and Franciscan theology of the Incarnation I have been captivated by what Seamus Mulholland, OFM has written about it. I have attempted a couple of times lately to put it in my own words and I’ve not articulated it as well as I’d like so here it … Read more