8 May
2007
7 March
2007
Down The Path – O Lord & Master of My Life
The Lenten Prayer of St. Ephraim begins, “O Lord and Master of my life…”
Before I attempt to be profound and expound and resound and then have to rebound and all of that hoo-ha, I’ll tell a story. Actually you should probably know that most of this series will be stories. When I was much younger I thought that I had deep things to say and something to offer when it came to theological dissertation. However, every year older I get I realize that I have much less to say than I thought I did, or ought to for that matter, but I have many more stories. I love stories, especially ones that I am able to be a part of. I’ve often thought that homilies and teachings really ought to be more stories than theological dissertation, but I suppose that is another post altogether. So, my story…
4 March
2007
Down the Path
This post is the beginning of a series. I will frequently try to include a photograph with each installment in the series. I’m somewhat of a hack photographer and often a single photograph will correspond with what I’m writing (at least, in my head it seems to go along…) and so as far as is possible and makes sense I’ll include something. The added benefit is that if you, the reader, are anything like me, having some type of image to look at and associate with the text will hold your attention longer than simply reading my words. Children’s books that are well illustrated often hold my attention much more quickly than simple type, as I have a short attention span and consider myself a rather large child most of the time, and pictures just naturally draw me in.
This post can be considered the preface to all of the subsequent installments. The string tying all this mind meat together will be the Lenten Prayer of St. Ephraim.
While there are many subtly different translations of this prayer, the text I will be using is as follows:
26 January
2007
Five Years!
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Click on the player for a virtual “Jukebox O’ Love” – some songs from the story of our lives the past 5 years…
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes! Today is my Fifth Wedding Anniversary!!! I think the pictures speak for the overwhelming bliss themselves. 🙂 Happy Anniversary to my beautiful bride, and I can only hope that the next 5 years are full of as much, light, joy, happiness, and goofing off as these past five have been! J’taime, vous et nul autre!