Auschwitz ~

Spring came.

The ice melted,

Flowers refused to show,

The birds skirted round.

from: The Auschwitz Poetry

The Right to Vote ~

The told us . .  that they were devising laws to deprive certain American citizens of their right to vote. 

When Thinking about God ~

 Our conception of God is most likely connected with architecture, 

that constructs the illusion...

Gethsemani, Kentucky 

1940

Impeachment 2 ~

 Hitler survived impeachment, then committed suicide. 

His Second Impeachment Trial ~

They told us, cowards that they were, that Trump had not incited the Insurrection on Jan. 6.

Aftermath ~

The Ex-President has left too many wounded or dead lying on his battlefield. 

Inauguration ~

He is gone now . . . The nation can return to civility. . . once all the lies and hatred and discord evaporate. 

Looking into the Future ~

The old monk said: Keep going. Let the path find you.

Election Update ~

Looking back, it is amazing how so many intelligent, thinking Americans let themselves be deceived by this President.  

Election Update ~

Mr. President -- you sow discord and hate. May there be an end to it.

Election Update ~

 And now, slowly, the long process of deflation has begun. 

When the Downfall is Imminent ~

When Hitler saw that he was defeated, he expected his nation to go down with him.

Where We Stand ~

It takes a long time and much patience before we can free ourselves from a state of confusion.

Sanitization ~

It takes a killer virus to uncover all the lies and injustice.

Notes of a Young Seminarian ~ 1947

                                    Notre Dame, Indiana     Mark Cashore

I felt comfortable

near pendulums of time

wheezing in clocks,

counting strokes

from the steeple

across the lake,

and would lie there thinking

how tidy days

could pass on wings

through quiet rooms

of scheduled order.

                                           Source

A Change of Mind ~

We have learned what Social Distancing is. Now we should learn to apply it to God. We have to  learn to pull back, give Him room, show Him respect and reverence. There is a danger in being up too close.

Death Toll ~ Covid

100,000 dead. Where are the consoling words, the words that unify the nation?