I just visited Brother David Steindl-Rast’s site and this is a great video and commentary from an old friend.
Archive for November, 2007
Giver of all gifts
Posted in Christian, Christianity, gratitude, monastic, tagged Benedictine, contemplative, mindfulness, mystice, Peace on November 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Believe it or not
Posted in democracy, tagged , Iraq War, Karl Rove on November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I just saw a clip of a segment with Charlie Rose and Karl Rove in which Mr. Rove stated some unbelievable items. I just have to wonder what parallel universe Karl is in. Does he think everyone is asleep? Do you remember what was going on five years ago this fall?
Thanksgiving
Posted in Education, Web 2.0, gratitude, k-12, tagged , Gary Stager, Linux, NYSCATE, Open Source, Thanksgiving, Will Richardson on November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow will mark the day most folks in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s the official holiday. I try to remember to be grateful more often than once a year. I don’t remember to give thanks everyday, but when I do I remember that I have much to be grateful for.
You are the light of the world
Posted in Christianity, Mt. Irenaeus, Peace, gratitude, prayer, tagged Franciscan, friends on November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My very good friend, Brother Joe Kotula, OFM who is one of the most peaceful and loving people I know sent me this lovely link which I hope you too will enjoy and send to your friends. Take a moment to enjoy this and may the Lord give you and your family peace this Thanksgiving.
Let [...]
Deer Season
Posted in nature, tagged biomass, deer season, fuel on November 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m sitting on my porch enjoying the warmth of supplied by our QuadraFire pellet stove. It’s amazing how much heat is produced from the burning wood pellets. It’s biomass fuel and very efficient. The pellets come in 40 pound bags and very little ash and almost no smoke result from the combustion.
Non being
Posted in Jesus, Thich Nhat Hanh, mindfulness, monastic, mystic, prayer, tagged contemplative, non-being, Tao, Thich Nhat Hanh, Wayne Dyer on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been thinking as I listen to Wayne Dyer’s commentary on the Tao Te Ching. So much of my life is spent in being and doing and what is really important in me and in my life is really non-being. I’m grateful for this book and these moments of insight that have come from it. [...]
Happy is the man
Posted in Thomas Merton, Trappist, tagged Abbey of the Genesee, contemplative, Desert Fathers, Tao, Thomas Merton, Trappist on November 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I had the day off for Veterans Day. I drove some country roads I hadn’t been on in years. Eventually my driving brought me to a familiar stop. I arrived at Abbey of the Genesee and the first person to greet me was the familiar, Brother Christian. He said, “you haven’t been here in a [...]
The way
Posted in mindfulness, mystic, tagged contemplative, Tao, Wayne Dyer on November 8, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Recently when working in a client’s home I began to speak of Rumi and my client spoke of Rumi and Wayne Dyer. This discussion was joined again last Friday night at half time of a basketball game as I met my client again. He offered to give me some CDs that contained some talks by [...]
First Snow
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged poetry, Robert Frost, snow on November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This morning as I opened the garage door and prepared to enter my car I was presented with a familiar sight. I was greeted by snow on my car. Eventually in my area which lies in the shadow of Lake Erie we get enough snow to make me dread its sight, but the first snow [...]
Father Stephen
Posted in Catholic, Christianity, Thomas Merton, Trappist, monastic, mystic on November 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This story came in today’s mail. I thought it was too good not to share.
There was an old Father at Gethsemani-one of those people you get in every large community, who was regarded as sort of a funny fellow. Really he was a saint. He died a beautiful death and, after he died, everyone realized [...]
