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Announcing a new direction

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Pat

Faithful readers of this site know that I haven’t written much in the last couple of years. There’s a lot of reasons for that, and I’m pretty sure I’ve even written about it before. Intense grad school work, job shifts, … Continue reading →

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Love your enemies. For the love of God, PLEASE.

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Pat

The “Christian” rhetoric around politics has been shameful on BOTH sides of the national debate for a long while.   I have no idea if the above image, posted to the Palin PAC website, had any influence on the gunman … Continue reading →

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(British Isles) Monastic Research Bulletin

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Pat

I ran across a fantastic resource today: The Monastic Research Bulletin, published by the University of York (original flavor, not New) which does this: The Monastic Research Bulletin is a newsletter which aims to provide a point of contact between … Continue reading →

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The Goal of Monastic Life

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Pat

A quote: The great aim of monastic life for Benedict was as simple as it was demanding: the aim was to pray constantly, in the general sense of keeping the memory of God alive in your heart at every moment … Continue reading →

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Blogroll/Links List Update

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Pat

After nuking and re-importing the content for this blog last summer to recover from a nasty hacker attack, I never quite got around to rebuilding my links list. Today I did, but I’m warning you: It’s just a full import … Continue reading →

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And So It Begins (dissertation kickoff)

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Pat

Today is the first day I have fully devoted to writing my doctoral dissertation. A couple of weeks ago I finished the paper for my last class in my doctorate and submitted it to some friends and to my course … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Chasing Francis

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Pat

Is there a way to digest the pre-packaged, one-size-fits-all easy answers Churchianity that happens in so much of our culture? Is there a way past the Sunday show that allows us to wrestle with the deep complexities of Christian faith … Continue reading →

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Newer Directions

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Pat

Like so many of my friends who were so helpful to me  the blog-zenith of four to six years ago, I find myself wondering if this weblog has run its course.  I think about nuking it all, maybe starting up … Continue reading →

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Article: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Pat

The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/05/ff_nicholas_carr/all/1 What kind of brain is the Web giving us? That question will no doubt be the subject of a great deal of research in the years ahead. Already, though, there is much we … Continue reading →

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Leaving Your Mark in Prayer

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Pat

No, this isn’t some fancy Photoshop trick, these are real human footprints ingrained in a hardwood floor. 70 year-old Buddhist monk Hua Chi has been praying in the same spot at his temple in  Tongren, China for over 20 years. … Continue reading →

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