Today while visiting Mt. Irenaeus I snapped a picture of this lovely painting that hangs above the mantle over the fireplace. It’s one of my favorite pictures of Our Lady and the Christ child. It really could be me that she is holding as she often has over the course of my life. Marian devotion … Read more
I have been trying to say the Rosary more during Lent. I began this practice a couple of years ago. I love Our Lady, but I had not prayed the Rosary very much until a couple of years ago. A very upsetting event occurred in my life a few years ago and I began to … Read more
“The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday he considers homosexuality to be immoral and the military should not condone it by allowing gay soldiers to serve openly, the Chicago Tribune reported. Marine Gen. Peter Pace likened homosexuality to adultery, which he said was also immoral, the newspaper reported on its Web site.”–Yahoo … Read more
“Noncooperation means refusal both to help the sinner in his sin and to accept any help or gift from him till he has repented. Non-cooperation is a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for the positive views. Nonviolent Non-cooperation with evil means cooperation with all that is good. Noncooperation is intended to … Read more
I was in a United Methodist Church today in Pennsylvania and came across a prayer attributed to St. Ignatius. I liked it and remembered to look it up on the web when I got home. Here it is. Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give without … Read more
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.–George Washington Carver Born into slavery in 1864 George Washington Carver is widely credited with … Read more
Mount Irenaeus has a retooled website and it’s great. The people who did the work are to be commended for capturing the spirit of Mt. Irenaeus in their work. Also today I ordered some bread from the newly completed MonksBread.com website. Visitors to the website can see a sampling of what the monks of Genesee … Read more
There is a good read I came across on Jim Wallis’ blog. It’s entitled, “NeoConservativism and Christain Faith. I enjoyed reading it. I’m grateful that there are Christians like Jim Wallis. I read yesterday that Senator Hagel is talking impeachment of the president if he can’t be held accountable. I don’t think it’s if. There … Read more
Today was a snow day. I arose at 5:30 am and went to the gym to run four miles. I had nearly finished running when it was announced that school had been closed due to snowfall. We get four snow days a year and though the purpose of snow days is to protect children from … Read more
