As luck would have it…
· 21 April 2008 | 15 words
As luck would have it, I was having a bad hair day on picture day....
Tag: attitude (12 entries)
All is Gift
· 27 March 2008 | 421 words
From Br. Joseph -- This is the last reflection of a series on seven signposts. The first reflection began Lent, and now this one bridges us into the Easter season and beyond. Signposts give us direction. They point to some...
The Longest Day
· 22 March 2008 | 324 words
My heart is a little giddy with excitement and anticipation for tonight's Easter Vigil Mass. It is my favorite Mass of the whole year, with Christmas Midnight Mass a close second. It has been a long and dark Lent for...
Gravitate to Humility
· 13 March 2008 | 406 words
From Br. Joseph -- This is the fifth reflection on seven signposts for the season of Lent (and for all seasons). Gravitate to humility. This signpost points in the exact opposite direction the world points by pointing to the First...
Blind Monk’s Interview
· 28 January 2008 | 608 words
Near the end of the film Into Great Silence (technically it is a film, but it is something more), there is an interview with an old, blind monk. The years of solitude do not wear heavy on him. He is...
Pick Carefully
· 6 December 2007 | 30 words
On a country road in Kentucky where the pavement changes from blacktop to dirt, the sign posted says: Pick rut carefully, you'll be stuck in it for next 20 miles....
How You See is What You See
· 13 November 2007 | 180 words
From Br. Joseph -- There is a philosopher's axiom that says, "Whatever is received is received according to the mode of the receiver." In other words, how you see is what you see. This is best illustrated by a little...
Parable about the Bird, the Cow, and the Cat
· 25 June 2007 | 197 words
A bird was flying south for the winter. Cold and hungry, the bird found refuge in a barn on a farm. His wings were nearly frozen stiff with icicles. The bird thought to himself, "I am dead for sure." A...
Apathy sits
· 30 May 2007 | 11 words
In front of TV, on the couch sits Apathy, quite comfortably....
Beginner’s Mind
· 23 May 2007 | 15 words
Every day I say to myself--today I will begin. -- Saint Anthony of the Desert...
Rules
· 4 March 2007 | 281 words
"To sin, it is not necessary to break the rules," the sage said. "just keep them to the letter." It is more than possible to make rules for our existence, the measure of our souls. But when rule-keeping takes...
How You See is What You See
· 2 December 2006 | 153 words
A philosopher's axiom: "Whatever is received is received according to the mode of the receiver." This is best illustrated by a little story (via). A fat, overweight Buddha was sitting under a tree one day. An arrogant, young soldier walked...
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us