· 8 June 2008 | 230 words
Abba Anthony said: Whoever sits in solitude and is quiet has escaped from three wars: those of hearing, speaking, and seeing. Then there is only one war left in which to fight, and that is the battle for your...
· 1 March 2008 | 248 words
I pulled into an isolated parking spot overlooking the lake. I had been given the precious gift of a couple dozens of minutes of solitude--the absence of the need to be somewhere or by someone. I chose to be quiet...
· 16 November 2007 | 35 words
Leave me here freely all alone, In cell were sunlight never shone, Should no one ever speak to me, This golden silence sets me free! -- Blessed Titus Brandsma, portion of poem written in Dachau...
· 10 November 2006 | 142 words
What is an iHermit? an internet hermit. I have given up visiting, reading and commenting on weblogs, blogs, online journals, forums, list servers, etc. I still use the internet for resources and references for my job, yellow pages, maps, and...
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us