Today I drove to Mt. Irenaeus for Mass as I usually do on Sunday mornings. The day was especially bright and really invited me to think about other possibilities after Mass and Brunch. Attendance at today’s Eucharist was less than I expected. There were again three students from Houghton College and a couple of St. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mt. Irenaeus’
Indian Summer
Posted in Mt. Irenaeus, gratitude, tagged eucharist, Letchworth Park, Mt. Irenaeus on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
25th Anniversary
Posted in Mt. Irenaeus, Music, gratitude, tagged contemplative, Cyprian Consiglio, Franciscan, Mt. Irenaeus, Secular Franciscan on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sunday thoughts
Posted in Houghton, Mt. Irenaeus, Spiritual, St. Bonaventure University, mindfulness, prayer, tagged Daemen College, Franciscan, Houghton College, labyrinth, Mt. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I made my weekly trip to Mt. Irenaeus. It was a lovely morning and when I first arrived I met Br. Kevin who is a good friend. He was walking toward the House of Peace and after dropping off some groceries for brunch I accompanied Kevin up the path toward the chapel. As we [...]
Holy is His Name
Posted in Catholic, Christian, Christianity, Jesus, Marian, Mt. Irenaeus, Music, Peace, Spiritual, gratitude, prayer, tagged contemplative, Franciscan, Gospel, John Michael Talbot, Mt. Irenaeus 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 [...]
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 [...]
A Sacred Path
Posted in Mt. Irenaeus, mindfulness, mystic, tagged contemplative, mystic, Mt. Irenaeus, A Whole New Mind, labyrinth, right brain, Dan Pink 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 [...]
Dan Riley, OFM
Posted in Mt. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure University, Thomas Merton, tagged Dan Riley, Franciscan, Gaudete, Mt. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure University on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve seen this video a few months ago, but tonight I came to it off a Twitter feed from St. Bonaventure University. I first met Dan Riley in the winter of 2000. I came to Mt. Irenaeus in search of I don’t know what. I had been leading a Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle and [...]
A time of re-creation
Posted in Mt. Irenaeus, tagged Evening of Re-Creation, Mt. Irenaeus on July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Tonight I drove over to Mt. Irenaeus for Mass, supper and an “Evening of Re-Creation.” This is the first evening of its kind I’ve been able to attend this summer. Everything from Fr. Bob’s homily to the evening session where Brother Kevin Kriso, OFM led a group of three people who shared about the [...]
Eremo
Posted in Mt. Irenaeus, gratitude, mindfulness, mystic, tagged contemplative, eremo, Franciscan, Franciscan Sojourners, Gospel, Mt. Irenaeus, strength, weakness on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I was back at Mt. Irenaeus after a week away. Today was the culmination of a Franciscan Sojourners retreat and though I was not a part of the retreat there were many familiar faces among those that were there for that event. Fr. Dan Riley, OFM is an eloquent homilist and today he was [...]