Contemplative walk
Contemplative living has seeped slowly into my life over the years. Today was one of those days that I really felt called to spend sometime alone with my creator
Romans 12 and other thoughts
Today Fr. Lou McCormick’s homily at Mt. Irenaeus was about the hope offered by the resurrection. He knew well that we had all been through a week marred by the massacre at Virginia Tech and the endless cycle of violence…
First walk
Tonight after dinner my wife and I decided to take a walk. It’s the first walk of this year.
A little humor
I’m indebted to John Amato at Crooks and Liars for this humorous photo lampooning Senator McCain’s recent impromptu karaoke.
Then you win
First they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. – Mahatma Gandhi That is what is happening in the Microsoft
People say, “What is the sense of our small effort?” They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time.–Dorothy Day
Be the change
Yesterday I read a comment from a reader and it made me want to expand more on what I have written. I am profoundly saddened by the destruction of our country
Calm for a fearful society
The horrific events at Virginia Tech caused me to look again at a book I purchased at least a year ago. Thich Nhat Hanh is one of my favorite authors and
The pursuit of happiness
In the midst of the tragedy at Virginia Tech today our president cited his support of the second amendment to the United States Constitution.