Monthly Archives: December 2003
An afterthought
Something that has been on my mind today—- I am musing about the weather. It is the end of December and yet it feels like March. Sunny, moderate temps around 40-50. Very pleasant. Where is winter? While not a fan … Continue reading
Filed under Insights & Reflections
Life ups and downs/Godlessness?
The Holidays—They have been both good and bad. My daughter has been home for the first time in six months so that is wonderful. She is such a consolation to me. Especially since my mother has been in the hospital … Continue reading
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Familiar Road Through An Unfamiliar Country
I have traveled this road literally hundreds of times. I know all the twists, turns, bumps and curves in it. The road is very familiar but it is the country that is different. You see in the past the “country” … Continue reading
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Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!
What was that noise early yesterday morning? That was the sound of the the Democratic candidates and the leaders of their party collectively banging their heads against the wall— <br><br>”Ladies and Gentleman—we got him!” Those words on top of the … Continue reading
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An Art Historian’s View
<a href=http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=45989><b>An Art Historian’s View of “The Passion”</b></a><br><br>I found this interesting. While the JDL continues to hyperventilate about the wave of anti-semitism this movie will undoubtly inspire (according to them—those who haven’t seen it yet) Review after review written by … Continue reading
HARD-WIRED FOR GOD
I found this <a href=”http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPPrint/LAC/20031206/FCOVER06/TPScience/”>article</a> really interesting. I have never experienced <em>unio mystica</em> but being somewhat contemplative by nature and a pray-er I have had a little experience with the mystical. I am also studying Carmelite spirituality so this article … Continue reading
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Ticked off Pagans
<p>I tried to ignore this story —but I can’t. It’s one of those opportunities where I can share my pagan experience with others— it doesn’t happen often— so when the situation presents itself—well— I can’t help myself. I will start … Continue reading
”I am not religious I am spiritual”
No, I am not talking about me personally— but just about every one else I run into these days. This of course is declared with an air of superiority that seems to imply they have transcended every great religious and … Continue reading
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Interesting and related stories
These are snips from two news stories I read today—-<br><blockquote> In the latest “AIDS Surveillance Report,” published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the statistics on new cases of HIV and those that eventually transition into AIDS, show … Continue reading
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Advent & feminism—
<p>I know— that is kind of an odd paring of concepts. But that is where my reflection has taken me. As a Catholic, Advent brings contemplation of Mary, the mother of Jesus. I heard a contemporary song written about her. … Continue reading
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