Richard Powers is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology. Below are some excepts from an interesting article he wrote, entitled "Being and Seeming: the Technology of Representation"
When I was young, my Irish Catholic mother made sure that I received all of the necessary rites of passage that were available in our church. That began with baptism, but I have no memory of being baptized. The first rite that I was old enough to remember was my first communion when I was about 9 years old. And it was very memorable for a number of reasons.
Although the focus of Unlearning the Basics is strictly Buddhist, the overarching perspective is ecumenical. It gives a critical Asian perspective on the contemplative foundations that must be in place for active ministry to be truly life-giving. If you read it, let's discuss it !!!
What I mean by a contemplative tradition is a tradition that belongs to a community which assumes that there is more to reality than can be grasped with the five senses. It assumes that there is an unseen world, which permeates but also extends beyond the sensible world to an ultimate reality, or world, which no one created.
“We Have Arrived...” is the title of the insert in today's bulletin, which I hope you will take home with you to reflect on. In today's final feast of the Church Year, The Reign of Christ, we celebrate the ultimate purpose of the liturgy itself—that God in Christ reign in our hearts through the Holy Spirit.
Suzie was sitting by the pond in the park with her grandmother. It was a beautiful Fall day. They were watching the geese and the ducks swim. Two of the ducks paddled over to the edge of the pond, and began waddling over to them, or at least in their direction.
