Thoughts
Yesterday the United States Air Force, a force without peer in the world killed a terrorist leader named Zarqawi in Iraq. Originally we invaded Iraq because there were weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein might be able to hit…
The Quakers’ Colonel: A Retrospective on Memorial Day 2006
I really like this post because it was written by a soldier, in fact a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. I have a link to the Quaker’s Colonel on this blog because I’m…
Who is my neighbor?
Today’s Gospel from St. Mark is one of my favorites. In it a scribe asks Jesus what is the first of all the commandments. Jesus responds, “Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the…
Core Values
The recently alleged and reported massacre in Haditha, Iraq has sent the Pentagon scampering to provide “Core Values” training for the United States Military in Iraq. I received Mark Fiore’s most recent flash animation in today’s inbox. “Core Values Training…
Taize music
Thanks to Paula at More Light for the link to Taize music. Taizé, in the south of Burgundy, France, is the home of an international, ecumenical community, founded there in 1940 by Brother Roger. The brothers are committed for their…
Star Spangled Banner
Some of our politicians have chosen to debate gay marriage and flag burning amendments to the United States Constitution this week. We have two wars going on in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thousands of dead and wounded in those conflicts. We…
The Tao of Pooh
Last week I wrote about a family of cardinals that had built a nest outside our kitchen window. We spent the next week watching the mother and father dote on their young. They became part of our extended family and…
No man is an island
This came to me in an email today from the Merton Foundation. “Only when we see ourselves in our true human context, as members of a race which is intended to be one organism and ‘one body,’ will we begin…
Abbey Cross
This picture was taken tonight at Abbey of the Genesee near Piffard, New York. I found myself at Mt. Irenaeus this morning for Eucharist. After Eucharist and brunch I spent some quiet time in Holy Peace Chapel. I got in…
Holiness
I came across this quote on the web today and I like it. “When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe…