For all who are interested, I stumbled upon a site at which it is actually worth taking time out of your overly-scheduled day to look. Thomas Merton, one of my own personal heroes, lived the Christian journey in a dynamic fashion, subtle yet powerful, and this site contains varied information on his life and works. It's quite innovative, I must say.
I've decided that since many of the previous entries on this page are abstract and/or very technical that I would go ahead and just land back on planet earth and say a few things about a good friend of mine. You know, sing his praises a bit. Talk about what a nice guy he is and all that and express my love for him to sort of heighten the world's awareness of what a stellar opportunity we have to be graced by his presence. I'd just like to take a moment in time and stop, let my mouth speak out of the abundance of my heart and tell you that I have a friend, and while he may not be close to me nor I close to him, he remains a friend nevertheless and no ocean in the world, no matter how ample, is a boundary too great for us. He's a brilliant guy who is in a tough place right now, and I wish I could come to his assistance. In the end though, he will make it through. We all know that. He's a living example of Nietzsche's dictum "What does not kill us make us stronger." He has made it through worse and will continue to press on. Hang in there man. We love you. Oh, here's his blog while we're at it, in case you are not yet acquanted with our man. I urge you to visit.
The Pope, Billy Graham, and Oral Roberts were in a plane crash over the Atlantic Ocean. Tragically they all died and went to the pearly gates together. St. Peter was surprised to see them. "Oh, dear! We weren't expecting you and your quarters aren't ready yet. We can't take you in and we can't send you back!" Getting an idea, he picked up the celestial phone and called Lucifer. "I have three gentlemen who are ours, but their places aren't ready yet. Could you put them up for a couple of days? I'll owe you one." The Devil reluctantly agreed.
Two days later, St. Peter got a call. "Pete, this is Lucifer. You have to come get these three guys that are yours. This Pope guy is forgiving everybody, the Graham fellow is saving everybody, and Oral Roberts has raised enough money to buy air conditioning!"
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On a serious note friends, you should consider this.
He's Chad, Darth Vader's clumsy, uninspired younger brother.
Welcome friends, to Friday's Eggs Benedict. Viola.
"Last week at Germany's University of Regensburg, which as you know is a safety school, Pope Benedict gave an address in which he discussed Islam's concept of jihad by quoting 14th century Byzantine emperor Manuel Paleologos II. Ya know if you're going to make a wholesale generalization, say it in German. It gives it that extra 'oomph.'" -- Jon Stewart
We'll do this every Friday. Enjoy.
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