On any number of occasions, I have been known to say that God did not make me handsome, so he gave me a voice. As the story is told, and always by me, while waiting in line to leave heaven, bound for earth where I would soon be born, Our Lord took one last lookContinue reading “The Traditional Sounds of Christmas”
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Blessed Winter Solstice, and Welcome to Christmas Week!
This morning at 5:02 EST, with a silver slice of Sister Moon Shining brightly, Brother Sun stopped and stood completely still momentarily directly over the Tropic of Capricorn south of the equator. At that moment we welcomed this year’s Winter Solstice. Brother Sun now begins his long journey back to the north. Here at FallingContinue reading “Blessed Winter Solstice, and Welcome to Christmas Week!”
Fear Not!
“And the angel said unto them, fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” ~ Luke 2:10-11 Let me start by saying that I am a Cradle Catholic… What’s more, I am an Irish Roman Catholic which means I’ve even mixed a bit of DruidContinue reading “Fear Not!”
A Christmas Vision in Three-quarter Time
When I woke up this morningThis bright Christmas day.As God is my witness, it happened this way.Right there by my bedside, who’s sitting right there?It was Jesus, our Savior, in my old comfy chair.Quite startled, I yelled “Jesus!”What brings you around?It’s your birthday you know,What brings you to townWe’ve not much to offer or thingsContinue reading “A Christmas Vision in Three-quarter Time”
Simple Gifts
My view from the pew: “God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If He gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it.” ~ Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) And so it begins… But will it be a forced marchContinue reading “Simple Gifts”
So this is sixty…
“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times are in His hand Who saith, ‘A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid!” ~ From Robert Browning’s “Rabbi ben Ezra” So this is sixty…Continue reading “So this is sixty…”
Fly The Friendly Skies…
So, I’m driving home just now, listening to George Winston’s Autumn album and thinking about Friday and my weekend… Then I noticed this sky… and suddenly, I am transported back to my “Frequent Flyer,” “Road Warrior” days and those uncountable Friday afternoon/evenings… The days when I was likely riding one of these contrails. You wouldContinue reading “Fly The Friendly Skies…”
At Home By Falling Rock
My view from the pew: “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands” ~ Isaiah 55:12 Sitting quietly under the azure blue dome of His cathedral thisContinue reading “At Home By Falling Rock”
I Want To Be A Tree…
I want to be a tree… And raise my head and hands to the azure blue To feel the wind blow in my leaves, and dig my toes deep into the rich black earth. I want to be a tree… A home for birds and squirrels, and welcome the pileated, to tap-tap the rhythm ofContinue reading “I Want To Be A Tree…”
“Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil”
This summer… heck much of this year, has been a surreal journey into a new phase of life for me… It’s called end of life. Up till now, “Vigil” has just been a name for the night before Easter. That’s sardonic Catholic humor… Much of this summer has been a summer of vigil, both metaphoricallyContinue reading ““Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil””
Why Eye Write 