Our dear friend and brother Steve Clark has finished the race. Steve has now seen his beloved Lord face to face. He has been welcomed home and what a welcome it must have been. How do you describe this great life. Steve’s obituary does a wonderful job of outlining his many accomplishments… pioneer, intellectual leader of … Continue reading “Steve”
Category: Gratitude
“The Miracle of Belief”
The scripture is overflowing with the wonderful words and works of Jesus. As the centurion said, “truly this was the son of God. (Mt. 27:54) As we ponder each situation and story we receive glimpses of Almighty God at work. Today’s gospel reading gives another insight into the Lord at work. “Now there was a … Continue reading “The Miracle of Belief”
“Trust The Past To God”
This BLOG is a bit off the main road of the previous 1,000+ Blogs. It’s essentially the “thinking out loud” of a person who has experienced quite a bit of life and is wondering about a few things. I’m just going to start and see if this BLOG leads anywhere. Hmmmmmm, no promises. As I … Continue reading “Trust The Past To God”
“Can Loose Ends Be Good ?!?”
I often experience a certain “literary tension” when I’m preparing my BLOG. It goes something like this: I’m trying to make a particular point, but realize that several loose ends are hanging . Yet in order to write a daily BLOG, I’m limited in time and unable to tie up all the loose ends; this BLOG needs to … Continue reading “Can Loose Ends Be Good ?!?”
“Be Careful Of Success”
We love success stories… people who start out in dire circumstances but then overcome giant obstacles to achieve success. We are fascinated hearing that Michael Jordon was cut from his high school basketball team, that Walt Disney was fired as a young man from his newspaper job for a lack of good ideas, that Henry Ford went … Continue reading “Be Careful Of Success”
“Being Humble… Not So Easy”
I remember my friend Harold telling the story of the man who received a medal for being humble…. but they took it away when he began to wear it. Humility is often difficult to define and identify, especially in ourselves. Just because you’re sitting in the corner with a bag over your head doesn’t mean … Continue reading “Being Humble… Not So Easy”
“Distillation”
I still have occasional flashbacks from my Organic Chemistry labs back in the late ‘60’s, with “the goofball students” (not me) igniting the various volatile chemicals, followed by the crashing of the expensive glassware as they tried to put out the raging infernos…. the lab instructor giving detailed instructions in a foreign language…”ah,ya,ya,ya,ya”. Yet I do remember a … Continue reading “Distillation”
“Lou”
I was speaking to a wonderful holy priest the other day who has been my spiritual director for many years. We are pretty close in age and he reminded me that we are in a time of “letting go”….. letting go of our health, of our own abilities and skills, of our friends and family who are … Continue reading “Lou”
“Our Weakness Should Not Terrify Us”
Originally Posted Oct. 8, 2021 I’m in the process of reading one of my favorite books for the 3rd time. It’s the autobiography of Thomas Merton, entitled , “The Seven Story Mountain”. It’s his spiritual odyssey from a young man growing up in the US and Europe,…. English prep schools, to Cambridge, and then to Columbia…a life of … Continue reading “Our Weakness Should Not Terrify Us”
“Should We Keep This Quiet?”
I’m often puzzled by the Lord’s instruction to those he had healed. In essence he would tell them, “keep this quiet and don’t tell anyone”…. and they went out and told everyone…… hmmmmmm. Perhaps this is the most disobeyed command we see in the gospels. In Mark chapter one, he healed a leper and then “ sternly charged … Continue reading “Should We Keep This Quiet?”
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