Today was a special day. Mom accompanied me to Mass at Mt. Irenaeus. I knew that I’d get a chance to see and perhaps hear once again the lovely voice of Cyprian Consiglio. What I didn’t know until I arrived was that Cyprian would be the celebrant of today’s liturgy.
Spirituality
Little friend
My wife spotted a baby rabbit that had wandered onto our patio tonight. She asked me to call our daughter and together the three of us enjoyed a moment with this lovely little visitor. He was later killed by one of the neighborhood cats. I’m not a cat lover, but I know that this is … Read more
The Everyday
Sitting in my study this morning I could see the Compline Prayer of Mt. Saviour Monastery. I’ve been to Mt. Saviour a number of times and twice I’ve spent time on retreat there. Maybe I should go again soon. I feel the need for regeneration.
What Dad’s really want…
I got a poster mailed to me this week from the Peace Alliance. I used to think that our generation was going to be the one to end war. We had a lot of idealism in the 1960’s and 1970’s. We’d lived through Vietnam with its lies and subterfuge and we were seasoned.
Then and now..
The Concert for Bangladesh occurred in August 1971. It’s been nearly thirty-six years since then and we’re at another watershed of emotion in world affairs. Will we turn our back on the suffering in Darfur? Will we turn our back on the suffering in Iraq and throughout the middle east.
The lilies of the field
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin
As I turned onto Route 1 in the hamlet of Nile on my way to Mt. Irenaeus I was greeted with fields of flowers blooming everywhere. There were phlox, daisies and buttercups and other varieties that I cannot name. There were flowers everywhere in the fields along the road this morning on the Feast of Corpus Christi.
Genesee River Valley
I went flying again tonight. It was a beautiful night. I got the Skyhawk out of the hangar, preflighted and and taxied to the end of Runway 4 at Olean Airport. There was a slight quartering headwind but it was light. After I taxied onto the runway I pushed the throttle all the way in and kept ‘003 centered on the runway with some right rudder pressure.
Business for Human Beings
Ubuntu is the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity. It’s a unique and timely concept. Ubuntu’s slogan, “Linux for human beings,” is an extension of the concept. Imagine such a radical concept as an active concern for all humanity and even the world itself. It almost sounds like a concept advanced by St. Francis of Assisi.
Fully engaged
Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I’m doing. Phil Jackson I like Phil Jackson and I like this quote. One of my favorite books is Sacred Hoops:Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior. There’s more than basketball to that book.
We are all one
St. Francis of Assisi saw all creation as brother and sister and bearing the imprint of the Most High. That’s an abstract concept and not easily seen or even practiced. Tonight I heard a fellow speak of DNA and how we’re all comprised of the same elements. Not long ago while reading a book by Thich Nhat Hanh he spoke of looking deeply and seeing ancestors in each of us and all of us.