Last night I was walking back to my car from Friedsam Library at St. Bonaventure University and I as I looked into the night I could barely make out the familiar lines of Merton’s Heart. It’s a clearing on the mountainside just south of the campus of St. Bonaventure University. As I looked up [...]
Posts Tagged ‘St. Bonaventure University’
Grateful
Posted in St. Bonaventure University, Thomas Merton, gratitude, tagged Franciscan, Franklinville, gratitude, St. Bonaventure University, Thomas Merton on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Francis Week
Posted in Spiritual, St. Bonaventure University, gratitude, tagged gratitude, Secular Franciscan, St. Bonaventure University, St. Francis of Assisi, Transitus on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week I actually attended more liturgical services at St. Bonaventure University than at any other time in my life. Since I’m now a graduate student there that is probably not too surprising, but it was a personal first. Last week I attended Sunday Mass and again this evening I joined the university community for [...]
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 [...]
Chilly
Posted in St. Bonaventure University, Thomas Merton, tagged graduate school, silence, solitude, St. Bonaventure University on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight is feeling a bit more like fall. It’s down in the high forties. It’s almost midnight as I sit here blogging about my day. Although it’s a bit cool, I’m at peace in this hermitage I enjoy in our home. There is nothing like silence and solitude and I experience much of that each [...]
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 [...]
Excitement
Posted in St. Bonaventure University, Western New York, tagged Franciscan, St. Bonaventure University, Allegany Franciscans on August 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I got news that I’d been accepted into the M.S. in Educational Leadership at St. Bonaventure University. I am beginning a course of study which I hope will prove interesting and provide me with needed professional growth. September 4, 1957 as a four year old boy I entered a Franciscan institution. Now, fifty-two years [...]
Dan Riley, OFM
Posted in Mt. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure University, Thomas Merton, tagged Franciscan, Mt. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure University, Dan Riley, Gaudete 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 [...]
Regina Fratrum Minorum
Posted in St. Bonaventure University, gratitude, tagged Dan Riley, Franciscan, St. Bonaventure University, St. Francis of Assisi on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Regina Fratrum Minorum is what is written on the lintel above the entry into this small side chapel which is adjacent to the University chapel at St. Bonaventure University. Translated literally I think it means, “Queen of the Friars Minor.” Mary held a very special place in St. Francis of Assisi’s heart and it’s depicted [...]
Going home
Posted in St. Bonaventure University, Western New York, tagged Franciscan, Hilbert College, St. Bonaventure University, Thomas Merton on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I applied to St. Bonaventure University Graduate School. Though I’ve never been a Bona student before, I’ve been connected to St. Bonaventure and Franciscans most of my life. Last night I attended an informational session about graduate programs at St. Bonaventure at Hilbert College, another nearby Franciscan college. I spoke with a representative of [...]
Abbey at sunset
Posted in Catholic, Christian, Genesee Abbey, Mt. Irenaeus, Spiritual, St. Bonaventure University, Thomas Merton, Trappist, monastic, tagged Abbey of the Genesee, contemplative, Houghton College, Mt. Irenaeus, silence, solitude, St. Bonaventure University, Thomas Merton on February 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today began as I made my way to Mt. Irenaeus for Mass this morning. When I arrived there were a couple dozen young men there for a St. Bonaventure University men’s overnight. Men’s overnight’s are a part of the Friars outreach to the St. Bonaventure University Campus. It was great to see so many young [...]
