Taking a cue from Jeff I’m taking up the movie meme. It’s really difficult for me to take all my favorite movies and come up with just five but here goes. Jesus of Nazareth-Franco Zeffirelli 1976. This is the most reasonable depiction of Jesus in any of the Jesus movies I’ve seen. There are certain … Read more
Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.” Baal Shem Tov Technorati Tags:Bal Shem Tov, wisdom
I get a regular email from Every Church a Peace Church and through that I’ve become familiar with Karen Horst Cobb. I didn’t know until tonight that she has her own blog. I’ve added her to my links and I’m recommending this recent post, It’s Time for Reform. Technorati Tags:karen horst cobb, every church a … Read more
Each Friday night after work, Jimmy would fire up his outdoor grill And cook a venison steak. But all of Jimmy’s neighbors were Catholic….and since it was Lent, they were forbidden from eating meat on Friday. The delicious aroma from the grilled venison steaks wascausing such a problem for the Catholic faithful that they finallytalked … Read more
“There is nothing wrong with a traffic law which says you have to stop for a red light. But when a fire is raging, the fire truck goes right through that red light… Or when a [person] is bleeding to death, the ambulance goes through those red lights at top speed… Disinherited people all over … Read more
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone Irish or not. This is a day almost as sacred as Christmas for the Irish. My earliest recollections of the day was being dressed in green and topped with a green hat and taken to the St. Patrick’s Day celebration at D’Youville College in Buffalo, New York, my Mom’s … Read more
As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds. The Buddha For more of these go to Gratefulness.org
Do you have a dead end job? Do you have to work with social cretins? Is life passing you by? Have you had it up to here with self help and motivational speakers? Maybe you’re ready for Demotivators.com. A friend of mine sent me this URL several years ago and its been a source of … Read more
