The ego is why
Tuesday, March 29th, 2005 Posted in Spirituality | Comments OffMy friend Bob Griffith (Hypersync »), a soon-to-be-ordained Episcopal priest, put up an excellent post, asking "Why? »" He deplores pre-emptive war, and the support of so many Christians behind it: >Why are our innocent civilians any more important or ...
A little resurrection
Sunday, March 27th, 2005 Posted in My Life | Comments OffIt's been a great Lent and Easter for me. Besides my ongoing study with my teacher, Kitabu Roshi, I've celebrated the presence of God in a Native American prayer lodge, in my parish, at Catholic Campus Ministries, and among new ...
The Greatest Lesson (pt. 3)
Sunday, March 27th, 2005 Posted in Spirituality | Comments OffAfter nearly two full days had elaspsed since his death, it looked like the end. There would be no kingdom of God. There were nice ideas, there had been healings, but the religion had killed the Teacher, and the Empire ...
The Greatest Lesson (pt. 2)
Saturday, March 26th, 2005 Posted in Spirituality | Comments OffAnd then he died.
The Greatest Lesson (pt. 1)
Friday, March 25th, 2005 Posted in Spirituality | Comments OffNearly two thousand years ago, the Teacher taught in a crowded, downtrodden section of the Roman empire at the juncture of three continents. He taught a message that was gripping, revolutionary, liberating, and . . . unacceptable. It was that ...
Two Years, Two Millennia
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005 Posted in Peace and Justice | Comments OffIt's been two years now since the beginning of the second American war in Iraq. For the last few months, I've been reading Baghdad Burning ». a blog by an Iraqi woman writing under the pen-name of River. I find ...
What’s all the Pomotion?
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005 Posted in Spirituality | Comments OffSince I joined the Catholic Church ten years ago, I haven't kept up much with the happenings in the Protestant world. But several weeks ago, I noticed that my friends Ron » and Bob » had several identical links on ...
Reconsidering Original Sin
Sunday, March 20th, 2005 Posted in Spirituality | Comments OffRick at a new life emerging has blogged some compelling insights into Augustine's childhood abuse and his subsequent development of the idea of original sin.
St. Patrick of Ireland
Thursday, March 17th, 2005 Posted in Poetry, Spirituality | Comments OffToday is the feast of Patrick of Ireland, the father of Celtic Christianity. I've long drawn inspiration from Patrick, whose strength and courage have inspired me, and whose panentheistic faith helped shape my own. Besides being an apostle, Patrick ...
Prayer and Sweat
Tuesday, March 15th, 2005 Posted in My Life, Spirituality | Comments OffOf course, besides recharging throughout the day and practicing "city Zen," those more intense and concentrated times of refreshment are also vital. I went to a "prayer lodge" meeting on Saturday, led by a Native American shaman, Rev. Lakotahasie Frazier. Hasie, ...