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Nowadays, much of what passes as patriotism is actually fanaticism. In some quarters our attempts to combat fanatical forces that oppose us has actually engendered a movement towards fanaticism. I read this quote from Thomas Merton tonight and reflected on…
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…
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…
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…
I’ve been engaging in a really spirited and stimulating debate with a number of colleagues about word processing and whether Open Office or Microsoft Office or any other office suite is more or less suited to preparing today’s students for…
Nowadays there is no shortage of bullshit in the workplace. We’ve replaced common language with an endless stream of verbiage whose sole purpose seems to obscure any real communication from occurring. It doesn’t matter if you’re watching television, visiting your…
In early June I bought a Dell Inspiron 6400 from Dell’s Outlet store. It came with Microsoft’s Vista Home Basic which I promptly deleted and reinstalled Ubuntu 7.04. I have a Vista license and the Dell recovery disk for reinstalling…
I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to the importance or relative unimportance of word processors. I learned how to process words with a pencil. Nowadays word processing has come to mean more than writing, but is it?
Thursday, June 28 was the feast of St. Irenaeus. Irenaeus has come to have a lot of meaning for me. I am a member of the Mt. Irenaeus community and regularly attend Mass there. I’m also a member of the…
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery; they have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the alien without redress. And I sought for anyone among them who would repair the wall and stand…