I was not going to blog from St. Scholastica Monastery in beautiful Fort Smith, Ark, while on retreat here this weekend and look what I’m doing and oh well, I blow where the Spirit blows me and besides—-I see this blog as an extension of my ministry as one called by God to the ordained [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Lawd have mercy on my jitterbugging soul!!!! (Dave’s back on Dave tonight alert!!!!)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged about jitterbugging, beauty, Theology, war & peace on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A nite owl special for you from st scholastica
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Books, Faith & Church, Theology on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A PRAYER BY JOYCE RUPP FOUND LATE IN THE WEE HOURS IN A BOOK OF SERMONS, WRITINGS & SAYINGS BY MEISTER ECKHART, THE MEDIEVEL MYSTIC AND GERMAN DOMINICAN PRIEST (1260-1327), HERE AT ST SCHOLASTICA MONASTERY IN THE MERTON LOUNGE AND LIBRARY—-A VERY WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE IN THE WEE HOURS WITH GOD AND ALL THESE [...]
Welcome home to the land of your freedom, Mo
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ADAM MCKAY IS FREE AT LAST!!!
Just a thought yours truly had about, Wisdom (Adventures in chaplaincy div.)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Theology on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
OK, I know I’m well into old geezerhood, but it seems to me that “wisdom” is a word you don’t hear much at all in this day and age–not like when I was growing up in prehistoric times (the fifties and sixties). I used to hear people talk about other people in terms of their [...]
Jitterbug’s living life in the fast lane and mamas, tell your children, not to do what I have done
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Faith & Church, reporting on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Paul David Mckay | Create Your Badge Yes, I’ve not been on a spiritual retreat in a full week and so, I’m heading up to Fort Smith, Ark, in a while to spend time with the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica and a 3-day/night retreat led by Paula D’Arcy on dealing with loss and grief. And boy, [...]
Quotable quotes from the Christian mystics and poets and saints and great spirits
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Faith & Church, literature & poetry, Theology on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everything praises God. Darkness, privations, defects, evil too praise God and bless God. – Meister Eckhert To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing. To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing. to arrive at being all desire to be nothing. To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge [...]
We Got Blog Love For: Jan Richardson’s ‘The Painted Prayerbook’
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, Faith & Church, Theology on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jan Richardson, an ordained United Methodist minister, is a multi-talented talent who is best known these days for her wonderfully vibrant, colorful and spiritual art. She also gives her take every week on scripture, following the church lectionary. Here’s her word on John 6:24-35, taken from her Web site at “The Painted Prayerbook,” where you [...]
Speaking of man love (Male Bonding Div.)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Male Bonding on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We love you, Romeo, but please just get over Jessica and play football this time will ya? Listen to Troy, who is our god of Cowboys football and will help you get your football mind right if you but listen to him and ignore Jerry Jones, who has many faults in spite of being a [...]
Nominations open for Jitterbug Person of the month for August (And oh yeah, send your lottery cash for the Paul McCartney Concert, Ladies Only!)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged about jitterbugging on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, ladies and germs, with the month of July rapidly drawing to a close, you who are part of the growing and burgeoning (I’m not sure what that word means but it sounds intellijent and we’re all about intellijence here) cult of jitterbugging need to be thinking about who you would like to perhaps nominate [...]
Conservative Republicans We Love (True American Courage Div.)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged politics or governing, Theology, war & peace on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
They rapped him for never doing anything, always playing golf or playing bridge with Mimi and old friends, but he did everything in his very quiet power and integrity to keep the John Birch Society types from pulling a military coup. (They labeled Ike a communist, then tried to deny labeling him a communist after William F. [...]
