“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ “But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on (your) right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. If anyone wants to go to law with … Read more
Are we witnesses to the Resurrection of Jesus? Do our lives reflect that truth? Those were a couple of questions Fr. Bob asked us to reflect on this morning at Mass. What in our lives invites us to resurrection? When questions like these arise I tend to shrink away. What evidence of the healing presence … Read more
I’ve been reading about the horrible atrocities that occured at Haditha, Iraq. Yes, an American Marine was killed and his buddies reacted in the fog of war and killed a couple dozen innocent Iraqi citizens. It’s not the fault of the Marines although they are the guys who pulled the triggers. It is the fault … Read more
Yesterday I was having lunch with my mother. We were having a conversation about the consolidation of parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York brought on by a shortage of priests to fill those vacancies. Mom’s parish, SS. Peter & Paul in Arcade, New York has the responsibility to cover the parish of St. … Read more
Front page news in today’s Olean Times Herald is an article about how a particular church in the Olean, New York area will be having classes for interested persons to explain what is true and what is false in the wildy popular movie and book, “The Da Vinci Code”. The article brought a smile to … Read more
I recently purchased Neil Young’s latest album, “Living with War”. I’ve listened to album perhaps a dozen times and I find the lyrics captivating. I don’t know how well this album has sold but it raises interesting questions and the voice of the counter culture that seeks a truth that isn’t being told on major … Read more
I haven’t written much about software. That’s the fuel of the Information Age. If it weren’t for software even the most rudimentary the world wide web and our information culture wouldn’t exist. Since 1999 I’ve been using Linux. In fact it’s the software platform from which I do most of my work. Since my first … Read more
Mount Irenaeus, Franciscan Mountain Retreat is announcing their summer evenings of Re-Creation. The theme this year is “God’s Word is Light and Love for Us.” The format for these evenings is Eucharist at 4:45 pm., a dish-to-pass supper, followed by a 90 minute program that’s focus is Holy Peace Chapel. This summer’s dates, presenters and … Read more
Tonight found me on the campus of St. Bonaventure University. As I parked my car near the Reilly Center I looked south toward a clearing on one of those low foothills south of the campus. A large open space that on other hills might only be a meadow is called by local residents and students … Read more
Cyprian Consiglio will be performing in concert at the St. Bonaventure University Chapel on the campus of St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, New York at 7:00 pm. Sunday June 11, 2006.I have a couple of Cyprian’s CDs and have had the pleasure of hearing him in concert before. He is a monk of the Camaldolese … Read more
