Love, mercy and forgiveness
Last night I listened to Carol Kenyon, OSF share from her heart on the topic of “Our Name is Love.” Sr. Carol is a lovely woman who is one of four members of the Allegany Franciscan Order that lives in…
Imagine
I bought the pellets for our stove yesterday. They had increased in price by nearly forty dollars per ton. The store owner told me there was a shortage of sawdust. I live in the foothills of the Allegany Mountains surrounded…
Shortage
Last night one of my friends told me that this year there would be a shortage of wood pellets. I don’t think there is a shortage of wood pellets anymore than I thought there was a need to attack Iraq.…
Learning to Live
Life consists in learning to live on one’s own, spontaneous, freewheeling: to do this one must recognize what is one’s own—be familiar and at home with oneself. This means basically learning who one is, and learning what one has to…
Quote for the Day
There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.–Albert Einstein This quote came from Gratefulness.org.
What is a person worth?
I’m sitting here watching “Schindler’s List.” “What is a person worth to you?”, says Amon Goethe. He’s the villain, but he speaks for all of us in some ways. What is a person worth to us? We’re surrounded by the…
The Littlest Fireman
This lovely story came from a regular reader of this blog. I hope you’ll take time to read it and to reflect on the love that surrounds us each day. In Phoenix, Arizona, a 26-year-old mother stared down at her…
Contemplative Prayer
I came across this site tonight. I hope it helps someone pray. I needed to spend more time praying today and less time thinking of myself. Maybe I’ll be better at it tomorrow. Pax. Contemplative (Centering) Prayer and The Cloud…
Blessed are the peacemakers
Today’s world requires us to accept the oneness of humanity. In the past isolated communities could afford to think of one another as fundamentally separate. Some could even exist in total isolation. But today, whatever happens in one region eventually…
Feast of St. Thomas
Today was the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle. I can always identify with Thomas. Often in life I’ve found myself looking for more proof. Mustard seed faith doesn’t come easily to me. Peace.