What voice are you listening to?
Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.—Jesus. What does it mean to belong to the truth? How do we know that we’re listening to His voice? Today was the feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday…
Moral Theology of the Devil
It sometimes happens that the men who preach most vehemently about evil and the punishment of evil, so that they seem to have practically nothing else on their minds except sin, are really unconcious haters of other men. They think…
Root of war
At the root of all war is fear: not so much the fear men have of one another as the fear they have of everything. It is not merely that they don’t trust one another: they do not trust themselves.…
Please pray
Please pray for the people of Iraq. They didn’t ask to be invaded. Most of them are people just like us. They just want to raise their families and live their lives. They have endured outrageous trials that tear at…
Antwone Fisher Story
One of the greatest movies made in the last ten years was the Antwone Fisher Story. I identify with it on many levels. It echoes my own search for self, forgiveness and wholeness. Wholeness and holiness go hand in hand.…
Meditation on a broken world
The earth was beautiful until the spirit of man blew over her and destroyed everything. And mankind said: let there be darkness…. and there was darkness. And mankind loved the darkness and so it named the darkness “security”. And it…
Bede Griffiths
In our visit to Holy Cross Abbey a couple of weeks ago I thumbed through a book by Bede Griffiths and that renewed a search for his work on the Internet. I came across a site called The Bede Griffiths…
An Inconvenient Truth
I’ve had two Franciscans recommend this film to me lately. I just went to the website today and purchased the DVD for myself. I recommend it to you also. I’ve seen more rain this year than any in my nearly…
When I become a teacher
I saw this video today and I liked it. I hope it makes you think about teaching and learning. I hope it makes you want to change the way you think and maybe the way you teach. Technorati Tags:teacher, learning,…
Portable Apps
I was at a technology educator’s conference this week in Rochester, New York. It was the annual NYSCATE Conference. I was able to attend due to the talents of our grant writer. I saw some old friends and made some…