Yesterday, President Bush told a reporter that he gave up golf to be in solidarity with the parents of loved ones who had been killed in Iraq. Soldiers, Sailors, Air Force and Marines who’ve been killed in an un-necessary and illegal war can draw solace that Mr. Bush has given up golf. What a guy? [...]
Posts Tagged ‘prayer’
Bogey man
Posted in Peace, Politics, President Bush, democracy, history, military, prayer, soldiers, tagged Iraq, Peace, prayer, President Bush, solidarity, war on May 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Thoughts on prayer
Posted in mindfulness, monastic, mystic, prayer, tagged centering prayer, contemplative, Lent, mystic, prayer on February 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Yesterday, I wrote about what makes a monk. It was a popular post and even invited a response. I am a contemplative and maybe could even claim to be a mystic or at the very least attracted to mysticism. I love to sit in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Holy Thursday is approaching [...]
Ash Wednesday
Posted in Ahimsa, Christianity, Congress, Peace, military, mindfulness, mystic, prayer, tagged contemplative, Lent, prayer, silence, solitude on February 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent this year. Today many will return from Lenten services with ashes on their heads. I’ve been thinking about what I’m going to do for Lent this year. I’m going to spend more time in contemplative prayer. I’m being drawn more and more to silence and solitude. [...]
Spoken text
Posted in Education, prayer, tagged blindness, text to speech, prayer on October 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I have a very good friend who is legally blind. He is 85 years old and gets around very well for someone who has difficulty seeing. He goes to work everyday and presides at family court. We visit a lot and he tells me about his grandson that he is very proud of and his [...]
