Colonel Dan Smith who authors one blogs on my blogroll has a familiar story in his post today. That is the story of St. Francis and the Sultan Malik al Kamil. Continue reading “St. Francis and the Sultan”
Love conquers all
I’ve just finished viewing a clip from This Week with George Stephanopoulos in which Newt Gingrich blames liberals for the Virginia Tech massacre. Continue reading “Love conquers all”
Contemplative walk
Contemplative living has seeped slowly into my life over the years. Today was one of those days that I really felt called to spend sometime alone with my creator Continue reading “Contemplative walk”
Romans 12 and other thoughts
Today Fr. Lou McCormick’s homily at Mt. Irenaeus was about the hope offered by the resurrection. He knew well that we had all been through a week marred by the massacre at Virginia Tech and the endless cycle of violence in Iraq and elsewhere in the world. Continue reading “Romans 12 and other thoughts”
No longer in limbo
Thanks to Pope Benedict XVI unbaptized children are saved. Continue reading “No longer in limbo”
People say, “What is the sense of our small effort?” They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time.–Dorothy Day
Be the change
Yesterday I read a comment from a reader and it made me want to expand more on what I have written. I am profoundly saddened by the destruction of our country Continue reading “Be the change”
Calm for a fearful society
The horrific events at Virginia Tech caused me to look again at a book I purchased at least a year ago. Thich Nhat Hanh is one of my favorite authors and Continue reading “Calm for a fearful society”
A heart without words
Today’s massacre on the campus of Virginia Tech staggers the mind. As the parent of a college age student I frequently am concerned about the safety of our children. Continue reading “A heart without words”
Everyone a mystic
“Every one of us is a mystic. We may or may not realize it, we may not even like it. But whether we know it or not, whether we accept it or not, mystical experience is always there, inviting us on a journey of ultimate discovery. We have been given the gift of life in this perplexing world to become who we ultimately are: creatures of boundless love, caring compassion, and wisdom. Existence is a summons to the eternal journey of the sage – the sage we all are, if only we could see.”
—Brother Wayne Teasdale, The Mystic Heart