Spiritual Directions for the Journey
Posted in Big Questions, The Wisdom of... on Aug 31st, 2012
“The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.” Thomas Merton
Posted in 1K Word Pictures, A Funny Thing Happened... on Aug 30th, 2012
Posted in Reflections from Fellow Wanderers on Aug 29th, 2012
A guest post from my friend Deacon Rob Kinghorn who always finds a way to add a new perspective to the gospel story. Homily for 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Deacon Robert Kinghorn I went to an all-boys high school. And I remember the teacher walking in one day with two packages of washing powder [...]
Posted in This Sunday on Aug 28th, 2012
This Sunday’s Readings This weeks readings from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which uses the New American Bible. 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) (Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; Psalm 15; James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23) Click here for THIS SUNDAY’S readings The Word on Fire The Word On Fire – [...]
Posted in 1K Word Pictures on Aug 27th, 2012
Posted in Big Questions, The Wisdom of... on Aug 26th, 2012
There were some folks sailing model boats on the small pond behind our house this morning. This was one of my Dad’s favorite past times in the final years of his life. It got me to thinking of him and when I arrived at my e-mail inbox this AM there was this reflection from my [...]
Posted in 1K Word Pictures, Big Questions on Aug 22nd, 2012
Posted in This Sunday on Aug 21st, 2012
This Sunday’s Readings This weeks readings from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which uses the New American Bible. 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) (Joshua 24:1-2, 15-17, 18; Psalm 34; Ephesians 4:32-5:2, 21-32; John 6:53, 60-69) Click here for THIS SUNDAY’S readings The Word on Fire The Word On Fire – Fr. [...]
Posted in Big Questions, The Wisdom of... on Aug 20th, 2012
From the folks at KarmaTube this is a clip of Charlie Chaplin which they describe as follows: Some call it the greatest speech ever made. This remix puts Charlie Chaplin’s climactic address from “The Great Dictator” (1940) into present-day context, showing how the spirit of liberty, brotherhood, and equality that defeated fascism seven decades ago [...]
Posted in 1K Word Pictures, A Funny Thing Happened... on Aug 18th, 2012
Posted in Stuff for Wandering, The Wisdom of... on Aug 16th, 2012
“No daylight to separate us. Only kinship. Inching ourselves closer to creating a community of kinship such that God might recognize it. Soon we imagine, with God, this circle of compassion. Then we imagine no one standing outside of that circle, moving ourselves closer to the margins so that the margins themselves will be erased. [...]
Posted in This Sunday on Aug 14th, 2012
This Sunday’s Readings This weeks readings from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which uses the New American Bible. 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) (Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58) Click here for THIS SUNDAY’S readings The Word on Fire The Word On Fire – Fr. Robert Barron’s internet site [...]
Posted in A Funny Thing Happened... on Aug 13th, 2012
When you are dissatisfied And would like to go back to youth, Think of Algebra.
Posted in The Wisdom of... on Aug 12th, 2012
Never have more children than you have car windows. - Erma Bombeck
Posted in 1K Word Pictures, A Funny Thing Happened... on Aug 11th, 2012
Some advice from my friend Mike D:
