Surprised by grace
In the remote mountains of northern Greece, there once lived a monk who desired all of his life to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre-to walk three times around it, to kneel, and to return home a new person.…
Center of Concern
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.…
A Prayer for the World
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…
It’s not about me
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…
Meister Eckhart
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…
Assorted thoughts
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.…
Humility
“Humility is perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is…
Linux Action News Podcast
If you’re a Linux user and you want some more information about all the varieties of Linux. I’m listening to the show now and it’s very informative and well done. Here is the link to the Linux Action News Podcast.…
Feast of St. Irenaeus
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…
Being gay determined in the womb
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…