reading, writing, exploring
Posted in main on Jan 26th, 2009
Today’s Gospel (Luke 10,1-9) contains the instructions to the 72 sent out by Jesus: …Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way… What strikes me is that the instruction is to leave your baggage behind. I carry too much baggage with me into any situation. It’s hard to [...]
Posted in main on Sep 28th, 2008
Do you know the term “switchback”? or maybe the sailing term “tacking.” – If I’m not mistaken, both refer to making progress by taking a zigzag sort of course – progress is made, but there’s an awful lot of switching direction. Rather like my take on today’s gospel… Jesus talks about the two sons – [...]
Posted in main on Aug 23rd, 2008
Thursday evening after choir practice, [Fr.] Alex, Timothy and I stood around in the parking lot, sharing and discussing recent readings. I love to watch Alex when he gets going. He starts to talk about Jesus and his faith and his entire being lights up. Timothy too dove into the sharing… As we talked, Alex [...]
Posted in main on Jun 25th, 2008
Soul Music. World Music. Music of the Universe… The opening measures of the cello repeat throughout the entire piece, like the eternal music of the soul. Deep, grounded, constant. And then the higher strings chime in and begin to move atop the solid foundation. They get lighter and more joyful until the notes are dancing [...]
Posted in main on Jun 24th, 2008
I’ve been eratic about posting of late. I can make all manner of excuses: busy, busy, busy. Or not much to say. Or too much to say. The truth is I’ve set some standards for myself that are sufficiently difficult to attain so they give me the opportunity to just not do anything because I [...]
Note: I thought I’d try to transcribe what I said that night(May 3, 2006). It won’t be exact, but I’d like to capture the ideas while they are still within reach. Warning: this is LONG. Life is a journey. Faith, too, is a journey. When I was about 17 or so, I found myself sitting [...]
Posted in main on Jan 31st, 2005
When I set this site up, JF sent me the quote “Traveller, there is no road. It is made by walking.” A bit of wisdom from a member of the International Association of Charity. This seems to converge with a story I heard once that shed light on the proclamation of Jesus – “I am [...]
