Last night I attended a talk given by Walt Chura, SFO at Mount Irenaeus. Walt’s topic was the “Transformations of Thomas Merton.” Walt talked about the similarities between the transformations of Francis of Assisi and Thomas Merton and helped me to more clearly see each man and their journey to God and my own [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Merton and me
Posted in Spiritual, Thomas Merton, Trappist, Zen, mindfulness, monastic, mystic, tagged contemplative, Karl Rahner, mount irenaeus, Mt. Irenaeus, St. Francis of Assisi, Thomas Merton on July 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Sunday Games at Hornell Gus Macker 3 on 3 tournament
Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Video of Jeff Haskell, Jason Luther, Devin Watkins and Bob Gibbs competing. They eventually finished 3rd in the Top Mens Division
Waking up
Posted in Spiritual, mindfulness, mystic, prayer, tagged Anthony de Mello, contemplative, Spirituality on July 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m in the process of waking up. It’s a journey and not a destination. I’ll never be fully awake but I hope that I continue to awaken to the reality of the world that has been created for all of us. This isn’t the Madison Avenue marketing world or the world as described on the [...]
Gus Macker Tournament
Posted in travel, tagged basketball, Blip.tv, Gus Macker, Hornell, Kino, New York State, Ubuntu on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend our family spent much of the weekend in Hornell, New York at the annual Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. Our son Devin has competed in many of these events over the past ten to twelve years. This weekend Devin’s team finished third in the Top Mens Division. His teammates included Jeff Haskell, Jason [...]
Thirty five years
Posted in Navy, gratitude, tagged Albany, Georgia, Gratefulness, gratitude, US Navy on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was the thirty-fifth anniversary of my father’s death. It’s a day that will always live in my memory. I was serving on active duty in the United States Navy and stationed at the Naval Air Station in Albany, GA. I was working the afternoon shift in the newborn nursery when I was summoned to [...]
Relief from weasels
Posted in News, Politics, Web 2.0, publishing, pundits, tagged election, humor, language, Politics on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are in another election year. It’s a cycle that lasts longer than “road construction” it seems. Each year the hookah gets deeper and deeper. Politicians have always been full of it, but with 24×7 spin doctors on all the cable outlets it’s become near impossible to get a story without an interpretation. What passes [...]
Frappucino’s rock!
Posted in Trappist, gratitude, monastic, recreation, travel, tagged Abbey of the Genesee, frappucino, Starbucks, Trappist on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I found myself in a Starbucks and I decided to follow the suggestion of my nephew’s Navy chaplain. I ordered a double chocolate chip frappucino. The chaplain’s metaphor of God’s love and double chocolate frappucino’s is right on the money. I have to take my wife and daughter one of these soon. [...]
Pickens Plan
Posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My brother Marc sent me this link to T. Boone Pickens’ plan to reduce our dependence of foreign energy sources. It seems like a good alternative. There can be no doubt that our continued dependence on oil is the bogeyman that will destroy our country. Anyone who advocates keeping the oil standard is either an [...]
