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Monthly Archives: December 2006
The cost of endless war
Steve Bogner has a great year end post at Catholicism, Holiness and Spirituality. He’s certainly a moderate voice and I’m grateful to be able to read his comments and reflections often. Read more here. Technorati Tags:war, military spending, peace
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La Posada
Following Mass and brunch today I took a walk along the Mountain Road at Mt. Irenaeus. It’s a peaceful and contemplative journey and one that I wanted to make. I reflected on this last day of the calendar year and … Continue reading
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Peaceful silence
When peaceful silence lay over all, and night had run it half of her swift course, your all-powerful word, O Lord, leaped down from heaven, from the royal throne.–Wisdom 18:14-15. This is the Entrance Antiphon for today’s Mass. There is … Continue reading
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Gratefulness
In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.– Brother David Steindl-Rast @ gratefulness.org. Brother David has a tremendous site that I’ve added to the links section. I’ve … Continue reading
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Software for Starving Students
I’m a proponent of open source software and this Software for Starving Students collection of Windows and Macintosh open source titles is the best collection I’ve seen to date. Most of these titles are also available for Linux depending on … Continue reading
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Thank you
Thank you to Plainfoolish for a lovely and well written piece about soldiers. She has done a better job than I did in articulating the love of soldiers and the dislike of war. Thank you to all the bloggers and … Continue reading
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Pirates and Emperors
I came across this humorous little animation while looking at the blogs of Houghton College students and faculty. There is a powerful message in this short clip. One of the most enjoyable aspects of blogging is my own curiosity about … Continue reading
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Prayer for a soldier
Tonight I heard that a young man who was once part of a Fellowship of Christian Athletes “Huddle” I oversaw is headed to Iraq. He doesn’t know that I’ve been praying for him ever since he was in college and … Continue reading
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Sacred Illness
A sacred illness is one that educates us and alters us from the inside out, provides experiences and therefore knowledge that we could not possibly achieve in any other way.–Deena Metzger I like the quote because it resonates with my … Continue reading
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Midnight at the Mountain
It’s actually just thirty minutes past midnight and Midnight Mass ended nearly two hours ago, but Christmas Eve Mass has always been a highlight for me even in the many years when I didn’t attend Mass regularly. It’s a mystical … Continue reading
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