Biblical women
Paula’s post about Edith Stein and feminism got me to thinking of a great book that I read on retreat last year. I later bought copies for my wife and daughter. It’s entitled, Clothed With the Sun: Biblical Women, Social…
Universe for Christ
Since I first heard of John Duns Scotus and Franciscan theology of the Incarnation I have been captivated by what Seamus Mulholland, OFM has written about it. I have attempted a couple of times lately to put it in my…
Perennial Philosophy
Two regular readers of this blog have suggested that I read Aldous Huxley. One went so far as to name a book. I think that means I should read “Perennial Philosophy” by Huxley. Paula says Thomas Merton mentions Huxley in…
You shall not kill..
“You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment…” That’s today’s gospel.…
Humane Mouse Trap
A reader left a comment on a post I had written in January. At the time I stated that I was uncomfortable killing anything and that even taking the life of a little field mouse that had wandered into our…
New Look
It’s time for a new look and maybe fresh ideas. I got in another 5 mile run this morning. When I first awoke, the idea of running five miles didn’t appeal to me. Good habits are difficult to break. I…
Peace and "holiness"
Another great post from Plain Foolish. I love what is being said here and I remember having many of the same thoughts about the Russians. Now, we here the same hatred and prejudice being preached about Arabs, Iranians, Iraqis etc.…
Personality test
I came across an interesting site. It might interest you also. It’s an online personality test. You can get there by clicking here. According to the test I’m a benevolent idealist. My wife just laughed and said I was an…
Let Your Life Speak
Jeff’s comment about Father Joe got me to thinking of another book that I read last year. In fact I purchased it in Portland, Oregon in early June of last year as a high school graduation present. It’s entitled, “Let…
OpenOffice
I’m a user and advocate for OpenOffice. Here is a great site with lots of help for users of OpenOffice. Click here for OpenOffice.org Training, Tips and Ideas. It’s a great product and an even greater price. Peace. Technorati Tags:openoffice,…