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Last week I wrote about a family of cardinals that had built a nest outside our kitchen window. We spent the next week watching the mother and father dote on their young. They became part of our extended family and so on Saturday when we saw the nest was empty we began to suspect foul … Read more

This came to me in an email today from the Merton Foundation. “Only when we see ourselves in our true human context, as members of a race which is intended to be one organism and ‘one body,’ will we begin to understand the positive importance not only of the successes but of the failures and … Read more

I came across this quote on the web today and I like it. “When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money.”–Cree Proverb I’m reminded of … Read more

I received this post from the email of a regular reader of this blog. It really needs no introduction and is one of those timeless stories that are the scripture of everyday life. Thank you to ShipWreckedinSC. A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man’s … Read more

I continue to pray, write letters and hope that the War in Iraq can be stopped and that peace can be given a chance. I hope that the Bush Administration will not start a pre-emptive war with Iran. In the past nearly five years I have continued to hope and pray for peace. I run … Read more

There is a lot of talk today in some circles of kicking the oil habit. For politicians it is largely lip service but for folks in the grassroots there is a growing activism among people who long for alternative ways to power their cars and to heat and cool their homes. The week President Bush … Read more

This year was our first as empty nesters. We had two children in college. Now, we have a recent college graduate working away from home and trying to get established in a new career. Into this vacuum comes a cardinal family. Here is a picture of mother cardinal standing on the edge of the nest … Read more

Sometimes topics and ideas seem to come in waves. Tonight while reading on the internet I came to Fr. John Dear’s website and came across a great article written about St. Francis and a topic I wrote about just last night. Here is an excerpt from that article. Francis embodies the Gospel journey from violence … Read more

In the United States we celebrate Memorial Day everyday on the last Monday of May. This is a United States only holiday and its principle aim seems to be honoring and glorifing war dead. I just heard President Bush use all the politically correct cliches to affirm his policy of war without end. No doubt … Read more