This afternoon my wife and I got in our PT Cruiser and drove down the road to Salamanca, New York in the general direction of Allegany State Park. On the way there we stopped at Subway for what we call the “lazyman’s picnic.”
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So unlike your Christ
I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ.–Gandhi
Earlier in the week I wrote about an archbishop’s decision to withhold a sacramental rite from a politician got me to thinking again about some of the apparent contradictions between the prophetic church and the pathetic church.
Donate a mammogram
A fellow Franciscan sent this to me today and I think it’s a great cause and one that is another example of how we can embrace the poor and each other. Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily … Read more
No communion for you..
The Archbishop of St. Louis has stooped to a new low in threatening Rudy Giuliani with “no communion,” because of his stance on abortion. That really doesn’t strike me as something Jesus would do. Communion for most Christians even nominal ones is a sacramental rite and it was never meant as a reward and or … Read more
Phony pundits
There has been a huge outcry the last few days to discipline Rush Limbaugh for exercising his first amendment rights. I’m not a Rush fan, but he does have a right to his opinions. He does not have the right to discredit real soldiers
The old shell game
Be sure to read Sy Hersh’s latest on the growing threat of war with Iran. The Bush administration has been ramping up the threat and just last week the Senate gave its tacit approval to an encounter with Iran. In a series of public statements in recent months, President Bush and members of his Administration … Read more
Happy Birthday Jelaluddin Rumi
Today while visiting Brother David’s website that this is the birthday of Jelaluddin Rumi. Rumi was a mystic and I first learned of him a few years ago watching Dr. Wayne Dyer on Public Television. The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a … Read more
Mathetes tag
Recently Jeff tagged me for a Mathetes award. I’m honored to be so highly regarded by a fellow blogger. That tagging carries with it some responsibility to tag others too.
Scarlet and black
This is one of my favorite movies and one of the final scenes from the movie. The movie is based on the real story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMVCdOX3WRM]