Yesterday as I approached Abbey of the Genesee on River Road three deer sprang from the meadow to my right and and crossed the road heading west. I slowed to nearly a stop and I thought of the passage from Psalm 42.
As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Genesee Abbey’
Three robins
Posted in Genesee Abbey, Spiritual, Trappist, monastic, mystic, prayer, tagged contemplative, Genesee Abbey, Psalm 42, robins, Trappist, trinity on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many thoughts
Posted in Fredonia, gratitude, tagged Drupal, family, Genesee Abbey, gratitude, mount irenaeus, SUNY Fredonia on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I”ve been very busy in the last couple of weeks and haven’t really felt inspired to write here. I’m learning a lot more about Drupal, an open source content management system that I began using almost two years ago. The learning curve is fairly steep with Drupal, but now I’m beginning to get it as [...]
Yesterday
Posted in Trappist, Ubuntu, gratitude, mindfulness, monastic, prayer, tagged contemplative, Genesee Abbey, Ubuntu 8.10 on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I had to run a couple of errands. I left home around 11AM and drove to my mother’s in Arcade, New York. Mom’s computer needed to be rebuilt last week. Mom’s rebuilt computer is running Ubuntu 8.10. Mom’s been using Ubuntu Linux for a couple of years now and its been a good fit [...]
Under His wings
Posted in Peace, Trappist, mystic, tagged compline, Genesee Abbey, Psalm 91, Trappist on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
About 5:15 pm I decided I’d drive the 52 miles north from my home to Abbey of the Genesee for Compline and a chance for some goodies from the bake shop. I climbed in the car and sped along the roadways until I arrived about ten minutes early for the final prayer of the Monk’s [...]
True Solitude
Posted in Thomas Merton, Trappist, gratitude, mindfulness, monastic, tagged Epiphany, Genesee Abbey, solitude, Thomas Merton, Trappist on January 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I will give you what you desire. I will lead you into solitude…Everything that touches you shall burn you, and you will draw your hand in pain, until you have withdrawn yourself from all things…Do not ask when it will be or where it will be or how it will be: On a mountain or [...]
