I got an email today from the Friends Committee on National Legislation. I look forward to their messages in my inbox. They are a great organization. I’m proud to be a supporter of theirs.
Friends Committee on National Legislation’s
budget team calculates that 41 cents out of every dollar that you pay in 2006
I spent my evening tonight as the guest of the Friars at Mt. Irenaeus. I was invited there along with nearly two dozen other folks. The group was decidedly Franciscan.
In reading the news one gets the impression that President Bush thinks the “Democrats” are a foreign occupying force that is hell bent of subverting the United States Foreign policy.
Last night one of the postulants, Br. Antonio Cornier, of Holy Name Province was called on to recite the Litany of the Saints at our Easter Vigil service. What followed was both ordinary and extraordinary. Interspersed among the normal names of the saints were the names of Dorothy Day, Dr. Martin Luther King and Mahatma … Read more
“Nothing positive comes from Iraq, torn apart by continual slaughter as the civil population flees,” the pope said. “Peace is sorely needed.”–Pope Benedict XVI Must be the pontiff hasn’t been listening to United States news outlets. He’s obviously tuned in to left wing bloggers and Congressional Democrats. If the Holy Father would only listen to … Read more
Last night I drove to Mt. Irenaeus in the dark and cold of a spring snowstorm. I didn’t really know what to expect. How would the friars celebrate the Vigil tonight amidst all the snow and cold.
Today I didn’t make it to the traditional Good Friday services. It’s the first time I’ve missed in recent memory. I fell asleep on the couch while I was reading “Living with Christ.”
Today on my way to Mass at Mt. Irenaeus I recited the Franciscan Crown Rosary. It’s a prayer that has become more and more a part of my life. I can’t really explain why either. It just has. Nonetheless, I stopped at a convenience mart nearby, bought some gasoline and walked into the store to get some orange juice and eggs.
I read a lot everyday and today was no exception. One of the stories I read today was a link on Huffington Post about Matthew Dowd, former campaign strategist for President George Bush.
No one has ever become poor by giving.” — Anne Frank Another expression that I like is, “you gotta give it away to keep it.” If you want more of what you have the answer is always lies in giving away what you have. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus says, “Give, and it will … Read more
