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Summer is a special time at Mt. Irenaeus. This year the theme “live with gratitude” will be celebrated by each of the presenters. Each Wednesday evening beginning June 27, 2007 and continuing for six Wednesdays until August 1, 2007 those…
George Bush’s favorite reason for the Iraq War is “fighting them there so we don’t have to fight them here.” I knew that was simplistic and misleading but had nothing to refute that until now. In today’s New York Times…
As a soldier you can be compassionate. You can be loving and your gun can be helpful. There are times you may not have to use your gun. It is like that knife that is used to cut vegetables. You…
The following came in an email from Jim Hein, SFO (Secular Franciscan Order) The son-in-law of Anne Kramar, SFO, St. Clare Fraternity in Omaha has recently returned home from Iraq. His name is Jim; he is married to Anne’s daughter,…
Today is the Feast of Pentecost. One of the stories from Fr. Bob’s homily today was taken from a real life event that occurred at Bakersfield College in California. Fr. Bob used the story to illustrate the powerful effect we…
Friday night I happened upon a blog where the writer explained how to install Ubuntu Studio on my laptop. I had just downloaded the ISO on Thursday and was interested but didn’t want to rebuild by laptop.
When we are caught in notions, rituals, and the outer forms of the practice, not only can we not receive and embody the spirit of our tradition, we become an obstacle for the true values of the tradition to be…
I just finished watching a really well produced video on Dell Computer’s website. It is one of the better introductions to Linux I’ve seen. Salient features of Linux include cost, susceptibility to malware and system stability.
Maybe the birds of the air were making a statement. As President Bush restated his support for Attorney General Gonzalez a passing sparrow weighed in. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9NWSqW_h9w]
Satyagraha is a relentless search for truth and a determination to search truth.–Mahatma Gandhi As I sit here this morning on the edge of the hundred acre wood that borders our property I am surrounded by peace and yet I…