Posted in Life, Photography, Uncategorized on May 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Over 650,000 US combat deaths since the start of the American Revolution two hundred thirty-three years ago. We honor the memory of their sacrifice tomorrow, those who lost their lives knowingly and unknowingly, willingly and unwillingly. Giving them a few minutes remembrance once or twice a year is not enough: We would honor them better [...]
Posted in Books, Catholic, Christian, Life, Religion, Religion and Spirituality, Spirituality, Thomas Merton, Writing on May 25, 2008 | No Comments »
At Mass today, on this feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ I was reminded of something I read last fall:
Only a repeated miracle of God from minute to minute keeps me from falling into hell. I am made out of earth and ashes and spittle and a little mud. I don’t [...]
Posted in Life, News, News and Politics on May 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Both the earthquake in central China and the cyclone in Myanmar were natural disasters with magnitudes of their own. But the more tragic disasters are of human origin - fear and greed, selfishness and corruption - and make the losses even more bitter.
Absolutely heartbreaking.
Posted in Life, Writing on May 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Last August I was musing about the start of the school year and all the possibilities it represents. The school year ends in a few weeks, in only a few months our oldest daughter will be applying to colleges and, before we know it, she will have gone on to the next stage of her [...]
