Archive for August, 2008
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Come Away with Me
Friday, August 22nd, 2008I am going away on retreat for the next week or so to get a bit of much needed space and quiet with the Lord. Please keep me in your prayers during these days, as I have a few considerations to…….consider. I am asking for some wisdom, guidance and grace for the coming [...]
Zeal for Thy House…Wears Me Out
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Since a week ago Sunday, I have been in the heart of Ireland, near the old monastic settlement of Clonmacnois. Youth 2000 put on its annual festival for the first time, and it was a wonderful experience of the goodness of God. It was not a small undertaking. The participants arrived on [...]
A Little Political Insight
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008A friend of mine who recently visited the US brought me back a little souvenir: a John McCain baseball cap. I’m not a huge John McCain fan, but since I was having a pretty bad hair day on Sunday, I was wearing it around while we were doing the cleanup after the festival. When I sat [...]
The Lord’s Little Brothers
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008I am in the middle of blowing it. Really–just the middle. It’s like being fully conscious while a car accident is happening to you.
You know that part in the scriptures where it says ‘Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers, that you do unto me” (?). Well, a couple of the Lord’s little brothers showed [...]
Summer Festival
Saturday, August 9th, 2008I am leaving tomorrow to take up my summer residence on an airbed near the monastic ruins of Clonmacnois, Co. Offaly, to prepare for the Youth 2000 Summer Youth Festival which is next weekend 14th-18th August. I have a few things on my plate–I’m in charge of the skits and dramas, two workshops and [...]
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