On to Glenstal

The sun is shining here this morning at Ashbourne. It wasn’t shining half an hour ago, and it may not be ten minutes from now. But now, it shines. So, stay with the present moment. Within the hour with my kind hosts, Billy and Pauline, we will set out ultimately for Glenstal Abbey. It is

Visiting: convergence of present, past, and future

    Having a dog assures that you are up early every day. You may go back to bed, but if you want to avoid a problem of greater or lesser proportion, it is worth rising early and getting out with the pooch.   This morning at 5:30 am I came out the back door

“Wild Kingdom” or “Chance of Reign 100%”

[Texts: 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 and Mark 4:26-34]   For three months of the summer of 2005 I lived with the Benedictine monks in the community of Glenstal Abbey 9-miles outside the city of Limerick in Ireland.  In that region known as the Golden Vail, sharing the day-to-day life and routine of the almost fifty members