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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Public Option Dead
Word on the web is that the public option in health care is dead. That’s really too bad because not getting the cost of medical care under control will eventually be the undoing of the United States of America. Corporate … Continue reading
In the woods..
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. … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual
Tagged contemplative, Dan Riley, La Posada, Mt. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure University
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Chilly
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Thomas Merton
Tagged graduate school, silence, solitude, St. Bonaventure University
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He who is without sin..
I got some friends on Facebook and elsewhere who’ve taken umbrage with Mr. Obama refer to Kanye West as a “jackass.” I don’t follow Kanye West at all and I didn’t see the video music awards, but if the President … Continue reading
Tagged Gospel, President Obama
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Sunday thoughts
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual
Tagged Daemen College, Franciscan, Houghton College, labyrinth, Mt. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure
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First week
This was my first week teaching a class in almost five years. It was fun to be back in the classroom. This is the first time I’ve ever taught this particular age group. Keeping seventeen seventh graders and fourteen eighth … Continue reading
Tagged digital citizens, students, teaching
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Holy is His Name
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual
Tagged contemplative, Franciscan, Gospel, John Michael Talbot, Mt. Irenaeus
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Morning Fog
Carl Sandburg had a poem about the fog. The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. Carl Sandburg That poem is with me this morning as I … Continue reading
Tagged Carl Sandburg, contemplative, fog, gratitude, Ruach
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Starbucks
This summer I’ve been brewing Starbucks nearly every morning in a two-cup coffee maker that we’ve inherited from our daughter who left it here on a vacation a year or so ago. Having a summer off is a luxury for … Continue reading
Growth
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Thomas Merton
Tagged contemplative, gratitude, Mt. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure University, summer, Thomas Merton
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