Posted in Catholic, Faith Journey, Holy Land Journal, tagged Beatitudes, Catholic, Holy Land, Pilgrimage, Sea of Galilee on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Continuing with Day 3 of excerpts from my February 2000 Jubilee year Holy Land pilgrimage journal
Day 3 – Thur, 2/17/2000 Sea of Galilee
The day begins with our boat ride across the Sea of Galilee on the “Jesus Boat.” We stopped in the middle of the sea as our priest read the scriptures of Jesus calming [...]
Posted in Catholic, Church Life, Faith Journey, Personal Reflections & Poetry, tagged Ash Wednesday, Catholic, Lent, Penance, Reconciliation, Redemption on February 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am forgotten, out of mind like the dead;
I am like a shattered dish.
Psalm 31:13
A pot lies broken in the sand. It is discarded—scattered pieces with jagged edges strewn without care. The Master comes upon them—40 days gone by—returning from prayer. He bends to examine the broken pieces and begins to pick them up. One [...]
Posted in Catholic, Faith Journey, Holy Land Journal, tagged Annuciation, Baptism, Catholic, Eucharist, Holy Land, Mary, Nazareth, Pilgrim on February 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Continuing with excerpts of Day 2 of my February 2000 Jubilee pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Day 2 – Wednesday, 2/16/00 – Nazareth/Yardinet
I am wide awake at 4 AM. There is a lightning storm and it is raining hard. I pull the curtains back to watch the storm over the Sea of Galilee. I’m thinking of [...]
Posted in Faith Journey, Holy Land Journal, Personal Reflections & Poetry, tagged Catholic, Holy Land, Lent, Pilgrimage, Tiberias on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On February 14, 2000, I boarded a plane for the Holy Land – a Jubilee year pilgrimage led by a priest from my parish. Never in my life would I imagine making such a trip. While there, I kept a daily journal of my experiences. Beginning today through Palm Sunday, my weekly post will [...]
Posted in Faith Journey, tagged Catholic, iPod, Podcast on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This month marks one year since I purchased my first iPod. I fully expected to fill it with music and that would be the extent of my use. I also have a radio receiver which permits me to pick up local stations. After opening up iTunes and exploring all the categories of content, I wondered [...]
