Monthly Archives: March 2020

Beautiful solitude

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Don Watkins

To deliver oneself up, to hand oneself over, entrust oneself completely to the silence of a wide landscape of woods and hills, or sea, or desert; to sit still while the sun comes up over that land and fills its … Continue reading →

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All creation bears the footprint

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Don Watkins

Francis contemplated the footprints of God impressed on the things of creation, and he found God wherever he went in the world. As he experienced divine love within himself, so too he saw that same love throughout creation—in birds, trees, … Continue reading →

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Beside still waters

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Don Watkins

This pond which is a short distance from my home is one of my frequent haunts when I’m out walking. Lately with the need for more social distancing I find myself here more often because very few people come here. … Continue reading →

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We thirst for you in this dry and weary land

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Don Watkins

Last night on my way home I turned to look at the setting sun and snapped this picture. There is no special filter but a beam of light appears to be streaming from the sun toward me. It’s my habit … Continue reading →

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Is this the apocalypse?

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Don Watkins

Tonight as we were eating dinner my wife shared of when she was a little girl who grew up in the shadow of the Cuban Missile Crisis. She said she often wondered if someday she’d come home and someone would … Continue reading →

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Forgive them Father

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Don Watkins

Those are some of last words of Jesus as he was dying on the cross. Rather than condemn his torturers and murderers he forgave them. Gandhi also forgave the man who killed him. There are other stories like Maximilian Kolbe, … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Need to Open the Church by Easter

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Don Watkins

The President said that he wants all churches to be open by Easter.  That isn’t necessary. He doesn’t know what the Church is, or he’d speak … You Don’t Need to Open the Church by Easter

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Spirituality

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Don Watkins

“Spirituality is not about feeling good about ourselves. It’s about doing good wherever we are. It’s about bringing good to everyone. It’s about becoming the good we seek. It’s about fashioning our souls in the kind of silence that enables … Continue reading →

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What would you like to learn?

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Don Watkins

I’ve been involved with Linux and open source software for almost twenty years now. I’m writing this post using a Linux laptop from System76. I’ve been writing a lot of thought pieces lately which come my heart. Linux and open … Continue reading →

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The Divine Assails Us

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Don Watkins

I was reading Teilhard de Chardin quotes this morning and though many were poignant there was one that shone brighter than the rest. “By means of all created things, without exception, the divine assails us, penetrates us, and molds us. … Continue reading →

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