I’ve been reading about virtualization lately and I’ve been experimenting with Virtual Box and VMWare. Next week I’m enrollled in a four day seminar where I’ll learn more about VMWare ESX. As I was running I thought of the power of virtualization
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Summorum Pontificum
Today I learned of Summorum Pontificum from a co-worker. He said, “the Pope says non-Catholics are going to hell.” I’ve found a blog where someone has had the foresight to translate this letter into English. The Vatican still has only the Latin available. I have three years of Latin thanks to a good Franciscan and public education, but I’m very rusty at any translation.
Sad Sack
Andrew Sullivan has a well written short piece on his blog today about Mr. Bush and the war in Iraq. Mr. Bush is a sad sack of humanity that managed to get himself elected President of the United States. He has violated nearly every principle that he once said he stood for. He’s also violated every principle that he has sworn to protect.
Lasting Peace
If you truly want to discover a lasting sense of peace and contentment, you need to learn to rest your mind. Only by resting the mind can its innate qualities be revealed. The simplest way to clear water obscured by mud and other sediments is to allow the water to grow still. In the same … Read more
Always
One of my friends, PlainFoolish has written a thoughtful piece on the current state we find ourselves in here in the United States. It is hot here today and yet there is a peaceful gentle wind blowing, but half a world away in the deserts, streets and villages of Iraq there is enormous slaughter.
Have you found Jesus yet?
A friend sent me the following joke and I thought this was pretty funny. We don’t see each other as much as we did because he’s working a different shift. I ran into this fellow tonight and it was great to reconnect with him. He has such a dry wit. I hope you like the … Read more
Contemplative living
I came across an article in my reading this week that was just what I needed to read that day. I was in the process of sending an E-card from Gratefulness.org when somehow I spotted this piece written by Brother David Steindl-Rast on contemplative community.
The power of intention
Today was a lazy day. Up at 9:30 am and then lounging all day until it was time to head over to Mt. Irenaeus for an Evening of Re-Creation. I’ve grown accustomed to these summer evenings. I wasn’t sure I’d go tonight as family was coming in and with it being the Fourth of July I thought that not many folks would be at the Mountain.
Gratefulness for today
I came across this lovely video reflection produced by Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk of the Mt. Saviour Community. I’ve read several of Brother David’s books and even been on retreat at Mt. Saviour Monastery when he was present in community. Enjoy.
Boiled Frogs
I work in a corporate culture where resistance to change is omnipresent. Incessant reading has led me to believe over the years that most folks don’t change because they’re comfortable doing what they’re doing. This old story illustrates that the myopia of that sort of thinking. Jalal ad-Din Rumi, a Persian poet and mystic once said, “Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.”