Today following Mass and brunch at Mt. Irenaeus I was speaking with another Secular Franciscan. Sandy McCoy is the Peace and Justice chair for the Kateri Tekawitha region of the Secular Franciscans and she is very well educated and read. As we were talking she mentioned the Jesuit Center of Concern as a well spring … Read more
Let the rain come and wash awaythe ancient grudges, the bitter hatredsheld and nurtured over generations.Let the rain wash away the memoryof the hurt, the neglect.Then let the sun come out andfill the sky with rainbows.Let the warmth of the sun heal uswherever we are broken.Let it burn away the fog so thatwe can see … Read more
This week I’ve felt dry and unable to express what I’ve been thinking about. It was a week when I’ve been troubled and seeking the direction of others. As I mentioned in an earlier post, our St. Irenaeus Secular Franciscan Fraternity, will be canononically recognized on October 15th of this year. It’s been a journey … Read more
I came across this today in my reading and I liked what is being said here. It resonates for me. Truly it is in the darkness that one finds the light,so when we are in sorrow,then this light is nearest of all to us.~Meister Eckhart A year ago I was going through some very dark … Read more
It’s been a busy and fulfilling week. We celebrated my wife’s birthday yesterday with dinner at one of her favorite local restaraunts. We went to the Bistro II in nearby Cuba, New York. Wednesday evening I spent at Mt. Irenaeus. I was part of the ministry team that presented the first “Evening of Re-Creation” for … Read more
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Wednesday was the feast of St. Irenaeus. St. Irenaeus lived a long time ago. He was a student of Polycarp who was a student of the apostle John. There is good article about him and his life at Wikipedia. I’ve written about him a few times. I’ve mentioned a prayer attributed to him several times … Read more
My brother sent me a link to an interesting story on the BBC. Researchers at Brock University in Canada have recently completed a study that leads them to conclude that likelihood of a male being gay is determined in the womb. This won’t defuse the gay phobic social conservatives, but it will bring a needed … Read more
I got another reflection from the Thomas Merton Foundation today. It seems particularly germane given the talk of a pullout from Iraq in the months ahead. “It is true, political problems are not solved by love and mercy. But the world of politics is not the only world, and unless political decisions rest on a … Read more
