Yesterday, I drove over to Mt. Irenaeus for the celebration of the Mountain’s 25th Anniversary. I’ve been a part of the last ten of those years and also as Minister of the St. Irenaeus Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order I was to be part of a ceremony marking the profession of two of our [...]
Posts Tagged ‘contemplative’
25th Anniversary
Posted in Mt. Irenaeus, Music, gratitude, tagged contemplative, Cyprian Consiglio, Franciscan, Mt. Irenaeus, Secular Franciscan on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Abbey
Posted in Spiritual, Trappist, Western New York, gratitude, mindfulness, monastic, prayer, tagged Abbey of the Genesee, contemplative, eucharist, Holy Spirit, Spiritual, Trappist on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I spent part of the day driving to Abbey of the Geneseee. It’s one of my favorite haunts and I hadn’t been there in at least a month. Since today was a holiday there were a few more people than are normally there on a Monday. The store was busy and now the [...]
In the woods..
Posted in Mt. Irenaeus, Spiritual, St. Bonaventure University, mystic, tagged contemplative, Dan Riley, La Posada, Mt. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure University on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I went to Mass at Mt. Irenaeus and it was a lovely day to be sure. Blue skies with temperatures hovering around 65F at 11:00am when Mass started. The chapel was full of young men from St. Bonaventure University. The celebrant today was, Fr. Dan Riley, OFM. There were a number of young folks [...]
Holy is His Name
Posted in Catholic, Christian, Christianity, Jesus, Marian, Mt. Irenaeus, Music, Peace, Spiritual, gratitude, prayer, tagged Franciscan, contemplative, Mt. Irenaeus, Gospel, John Michael Talbot on September 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I love this song by John Michael Talbot. In fact as I listened to it Sunday morning on my drive over to Mt. Irenaeus I could not stop crying. The gift of tears is wonderful at times. It is such a lovely song I’m including it for you to listen too. Maybe it’s just [...]
Morning Fog
Posted in gratitude, mindfulness, mystic, tagged Carl Sandburg, contemplative, fog, gratitude, Ruach on September 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Carl Sandburg had a poem about the fog.
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Carl Sandburg
That poem is with me this morning as I sit looking at the fog that covers the valley in front of me. I’m sitting here enjoying a fresh cup of [...]
Growth
Posted in Education, Mt. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure University, Thomas Merton, gratitude, mindfulness, tagged contemplative, gratitude, Mt. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure University, summer, Thomas Merton on September 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Summer is a time of growth and my summer has certainly been that this year for me. This spring or at least early June didn’t start out that way. I thought it was the end and that I’d be leaving and going elsewhere to begin a retirement and whatever that may have held. I even [...]
Victory is certain
Posted in Thomas Merton, mystic, tagged Christ, contemplative, solitude, Thomas Merton on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This letter that came from the Merton Institute is timely today. Sometimes I feel an overwhelming sense of despair and lately it has been tugging at my shoulder from time to time. This letter Czeslaw Milosz though fifty years ago rings true for me today.
[Letter to Czeslaw Milosz, Feb, 1959] Milosz, life is on our [...]
A Sacred Path
Posted in Mt. Irenaeus, mindfulness, mystic, tagged A Whole New Mind, contemplative, Dan Pink, labyrinth, Mt. Irenaeus, mystic, right brain on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
More than a month ago I wrote about taking a picture of the labyrinth at Mt. Irenaeus and how that invited some comments from friends that sent me on a journey that included reading Dan Pink’s, “A Whole New Mind.” Actually, I downloaded the book and listened to it on my iPod Touch. I listened [...]
Finger labyrinth
Posted in mindfulness, reading, tagged A Whole New Mind, contemplative, Daniel Pink, Franciscan, labyrinth, right brain on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I remember the first time I ever walked a labyrinth. It was at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale, AZ. I remember how calming and centering that was. Since then I’ve had an attraction to labyrinths. A month ago while attending an Evening of Re-Creation at nearby Mt. Irenaeus I snapped a picture of their [...]
Stepping down
Posted in Mt. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure University, St. Francis Inn, tagged Franciscan, contemplative, Secular Franciscan, Christ in the Desert, St. Francis Inn on August 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In a couple of months I’ll be stepping down as fraternity minister for our St. Irenaeus Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order. I really enjoy being a Secular Franciscan and lately I’ve been a bit more active in wearing my Tau. I’ve been challenged in that regard by my friend Br. Kevin Kriso, OFM. I’ve [...]
