The day before yesterday, as I was walking the round of the cloister of the monastery, the brethren were sitting around forming as it were a most loving crown. In the midst, as it were, of the delights of paradise with the leaves, flowers, and fruits of each single tree, I marveled. In that multitude… Continue reading Get Thee to the Garth
I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. He was seen by Peter and then by… Continue reading Prove It!
And you, O desolate one,what do you mean that you dress in scarlet,that you deck yourself with ornaments of gold,that you enlarge your eyes with paint?In vain you beautify yourself.Your lovers despise you;they seek your life. Jeremiah 4:30 In the early 1980’s the band Bow Wow Wow wrote a song where the lyrics went, “go… Continue reading Blood Suckers!
This simple truth, that the sole purpose of man’s life on earth is to do the will of God, contains in it riches and resources enough for a lifetime. Once you have learned to live with it uppermost in mind, to see each day and each day’s activities in its light, it becomes more than… Continue reading The “I” Litany
You cry out in your sleep,All my failings exposed.And there’s a taste in my mouth,As desperation takes hold.Just that something so goodJust can’t function no more It is well known that music can touch our deepest parts and lift us up to encounter the divine in ways outside of our normal experiences. It is also… Continue reading Thank You Disillusionment
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 I am not a big fan of… Continue reading You Are Not The One – Reorientate
I have another fly story to tell (since the last one – I Fly with My Little Eye). I have a new friend – a fly. His name is “Dhubabatan” (ذبابة). I keep him in the bathroom. Some people may think I am cruel and have genocidal motives towards flies. This is not true. I… Continue reading Closed Doors
Alas poor Alberic, I knew him well! I was pondering on my death recently and what would be written on my tombstone. And then I thought that if I stayed in the monastery I wouldn’t have a tombstone but a simple cross, yes the cross of Jesus Christ – that which cuts through all pretense.… Continue reading Away With The Fairies
You’re everywhere and nowhere babyThat’s where you’re atGoing down a bumpy hillsideIn your hippy hatFlying across the countryAnd getting fatSaying everything is groovyWhen your tires are flat (Laurence Weiss / Scott David English) Every so often I will check in with my second favourite football team, QPR, and watch some match highlights. The fans love… Continue reading Can you fake it and make it?
My last dentist in Kerry was lovely. She would talk nicely to you and put you at your ease. She would be be gentle and do things in a relaxed manner. She would pause and check in with me every so often to see if I was okay and not in any sort of pain.… Continue reading The Two Dentists
Brother Alberic 