Today I took some time apart, an afternoon away from it all and spent quiet time in the sanctuary of Abbey of the Genesee. It had been over a month since my last visit and I was thirsty to hear the stillness of the Abbey chapel. This past week I started reading a new book [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Jesus’
Lamb of God
Posted in Christianity, Olean Airport, Peace, Trappist, monastic, prayer, tagged contemplative, election, Franciscan, Jesus, Jesus for President on July 7, 2008 | No Comments »
His voice
Posted in Christian, Gandhi, Politics, gratitude, mystic, prayer, pundits, tagged contemplative, Jesus, Lao Tzu, mystic, Tao on April 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Everyone that is of the truth hears my voice.–John 18:37
What is the truth? I don’t hear the voice, but I sense it in the silence of my prayers and in the silence of my life. Martin Luther King heard his voice. All the great prophets have heard that voice and it has moved them to [...]
St. Martin
Posted in Christian, Christianity, Gandhi, Martin Luther KIng, Peace, Politics, tagged Christian, civil rights, Jesus, Martin Luther KIng on April 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Today marked the 40th anniversary of assassination of one American who was truly blessed. Martin Luther King, should be elevated to sainthood. His life and his writings give testimony to his powerful spirit. I was fifteen years old and whenever I loved him then. My father whom I loved, was a bigot and he hated [...]
A Moment of Peace
Posted in Ahimsa, Catholic, Gandhi, Peace, Politics, President Bush, Satyagraha, forgiveness, military, mindfulness, mystic, prayer, tagged contemplative, Jesus, Peace, Iraq War on March 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As I read the news reports coming out of Iraq this morning I began to wonder what if we hadn’t invaded Iraq and we’d have saved all the good will we used to enjoy in the world. What if we’d spent the money we’ve squandered in Iraq on guns, bombs, and other weapons on education [...]
The light of the world
Posted in Catholic, Christianity, Jesus, Mt. Irenaeus, mystic, tagged blindness, Jesus, Lent, Wayne Dyer on March 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Today was a beautiful, sunny day as I drove toward Mt. Irenaeus. Today’s Gospel was about the young man born blind who regains his sight as a result of a miracle that Jesus performs. Blindness is always assumed to be a physical defect and nowadays no one even assumes that the victim got his [...]
Third Jesus
Posted in Ahimsa, Deepak Chopra, Spiritual, tagged Deepak Chopra, Jesus, Spirituality on February 21, 2008 | No Comments »
A couple of days ago I spied a title at Changing Hands bookstore that invited me to pick it up. On the bookshelf was a book written by Deepak Chopra. It’s title, “The Third Jesus,” really captivated me. I read a few paragraphs and put it down. Yesterday, while visiting the Franciscan Renewal Center in [...]
Jesus Wine of Peace
Posted in Jesus, Mt. Irenaeus, Peace, St. Bonaventure University, mindfulness, monastic, mystic, prayer, tagged contemplative, Franciscan, Jesus, Mt. Irenaeus, Peace on January 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Today was very cold. I think it was about 7 degrees fahrenheit this morning as I ventured up to Mt. Irenaeus for Mass. The roads up to the mountain were snow covered but passable. My journey was very peaceful. There is something very contemplative in winter. A stillness that occurs when the earth [...]
