Our Lady
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…
Franciscan Crown
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…
Just wondering..
“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…
Cooperation with all that is good
“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.…
Ignatian prayer
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…
Not exactly peanuts
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…
Website remodeling
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…
NeoCons and Christ
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…
To care for him
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…
Thanks
Thanks to Paula at More-Light for the addition of an audio of the the Office of Readings found to the left on this blog. This is one more example of the the positive use of technology to bring the richness…