I got this quote in today’s mail from the Merton Institute and it really resonated for me. The second sentence here is right on target.
Paradoxically, I have found peace because I have always been dissatisfied. My moments of depression and despair turn out to be renewals, new beginnings. If I were [...]
Posts Tagged ‘contemplative’
Paradox of peace
Posted in Christian, Peace, Spiritual, Thomas Merton, Trappist, mindfulness, monastic, mystic, tagged contemplative, Thomas Merton, Trappist, Peace, Merton Institute on August 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Mystery makes us humble
Posted in Jesuit, Spiritual, mindfulness, monastic, mystic, prayer, tagged Anthony de Mello, contemplative, mystic on August 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One day you may say, “I found God, I know him, he is so and so, he is there and there, he is in me, in creation, in the eucharist …” That is a day of disaster for you because you will have found your God, your own projection, so pitiful and small. These [...]
Lady of the Genesee
Posted in Christianity, Genesee Abbey, Marian, Mt. Irenaeus, Peace, Spiritual, Trappist, gratitude, monastic, mystic, prayer, tagged Abbey of the Genesee, contemplative, Marian, Mt. Irenaeus, New York State, Olean, Piffard on August 4, 2008 | No Comments »
I began my day driving to nearby Olean to the Verizon Wireless store. I was returning one phone and exchanging it for another. When I finished it was 10:40 am and I thought with luck I can get to Mt. Irenaeus at least in time for communion. I did better than that, I got there [...]
Merton and me
Posted in Spiritual, Thomas Merton, Trappist, Zen, mindfulness, monastic, mystic, tagged contemplative, Thomas Merton, St. Francis of Assisi, Mt. Irenaeus, mount irenaeus, Karl Rahner on July 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
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 [...]
Waking up
Posted in Spiritual, mindfulness, mystic, prayer, tagged Anthony de Mello, contemplative, Spirituality on July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Warriors
Posted in Navy, Peace, Spiritual, military, mindfulness, mystic, prayer, tagged contemplative, military, St. Francis, warriors, wild men, paradox, Psalm 91 on July 19, 2008 | No Comments »
My recent written conversations with my nephew, reading The Promise of Paradox and my reflections on both of those have lead me to believe that being a warrior at one time is a necessary experience that lead me to the path of peace. A number of my favorite Psalms including Psalm 63 and Psalm 91 [...]
Chapel Picture
Posted in Christianity, St. Bonaventure University, gratitude, prayer, tagged Franciscan, contemplative, St. Bonaventure, St. Bonaventure University on July 16, 2008 | No Comments »
SBU chapel
This is a picture I took with my Motorola RazR when I was in the St. Bonaventure University Chapel last night for the Feast of St. Bonaventure. Although a picture can’t really capture my own emotions, it can convey a sense of what we experienced last night. I was lovely and a moment [...]
Feast of St. Bonaventure
Posted in Christianity, Mt. Irenaeus, Music, St. Bonaventure University, gratitude, prayer, tagged Amazon S3, contemplative, Franciscan, gratitude, Jungledisk, St. Bonaventure University on July 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This afternoon I had agreed to drive down to St. Bonaventure University and help a Franciscan friend with a computer I had donated to him. I had configured this Dell Inspiron equipped with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic with Star Office. Fr. Bob Struzynski, OFM is a very bright man and a wonderful [...]
Paradox
Posted in Christianity, Henri Nouwen, Quaker, Thomas Merton, mystic, prayer, tagged contemplative, mystic on July 14, 2008 | No Comments »
I purchased a book from Amazon the other day and read it today not three hours after opening the package. It’s the first book I’ve read in awhile and I’d recommend it to anyone. It’s the “Promise of Paradox“and it’s more than timely. Too much of our packaged culture is set up as either/or when [...]
Love is the fulfilment of the law
Posted in Christianity, mindfulness, mystic, prayer, tagged Add new tag, Bible, contemplative, love, Scripture on July 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does [...]
