A couple of years ago I read “Genesee Diary” a book written by Henri Nouwen about six months spent at Abbey of the Genesee, a Trappist Monastery in upstate New York. Abbey of the Genesee is one of my favorite haunts. I’ve been visiting the Abbey frequently over the past 28 years since I first … Read more
I came across this lovely and thoughtful video presentation about St. Francis and Franciscans. I hope you enjoy it and that it helps you to think of the least among us and how we might help them and each other. Peace and all good to you in this holiday season and all year long. Technorati … Read more
I have come across a rich resource that I have not seen links to elsewhere. It’s from the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. I have a CD created by these beautiful ladies. It is some of the most beautiful music I’ve ever listened to. I hope it blesses your day and that you find the … Read more
Once there was a well known philosopher and scholar who devoted himself to the study of Zen for many years. On the day that he finally attained enlightenment, he took all of his books out into the yard, and burned them all.–Zen Story There are lots of things in this life that you can’t learn. … Read more
Reading the news today that a group of evangelical Christians at the Pentagon, Christian Embassy are proselytizing military leaders is not really shocking. There are a lot of Bible believing Christians in our military. It’s often said that there are no atheists in foxholes. So, it’s not strange that there would be a large number … Read more
I came across this prayer at the website of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany. They are the ladies responsible for my initial formation as a Franciscan nearly 50 years ago. May this day remind us of our call and desire to follow Christ.May the Spirit of the Lord find its dwelling place in us, that … Read more
Fr. John Dear has a well written piece that goes to the heart of much of what I’ve been feeling in my own heart lately. “Open your Bible to Matthew 5 and you will never be the same. Gandhi and King called those passages the grandest manifesto of non-violence ever written — beginning with the … Read more
I love to listen to Gregorian Chant. This year I was able to spend a couple of different periods at Mt. Saviour Monastery and yesterday I visited Genesee Abbey with my mother. There is something very restful and sacred about chant. Today with the help of Apple’s ITunes I was able to download “Chant from … Read more
The Road to Damascus was a point of conversion for the Apostle Paul and each of us has had his or her own Road to Damascus. I’ve frequently read Sister Joan Chittister’s weekly columns in the National Catholic Reporter, but I’ve skipped a few weeks because I’ve gotten sidetracked reading other things. Today I followed … Read more
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall — think of it, ALWAYS!–Mahatma Gandhi. This gives me hope when thinking of the Iraq War and … Read more
