AN INCONVENIENT HERO

Now that he is safely dead,Let us praise him.Build monuments to his glory.Sing Hosannas to his name.Dead men make such convenient heroes.For they cannot rise to challenge the imagesThat we might fashion from their lives.It is easier to build monumentsThan to build a better world.So now that he is safely dead,We, with eased consciences willTeachContinueContinue reading “AN INCONVENIENT HERO”

ADVENT 2025 – DAY FOURTEEN

For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye,his favor for a lifetime.Weeping may spend the night,but joy comes in the morning.[PSALM 30:5-6] ADVENT DAILY OFFICE READINGSAM Psalm 30, 32; PM Psalm 42, 43Haggai 2:1-9; Rev. 3:1-6; Matt. 24:1-14 Pedro Allende(colorized photo) My father died when I was thirteen years old, and for several years I went throughContinueContinue reading “ADVENT 2025 – DAY FOURTEEN”

WE MAKE OUR PATH

“Caminante, son tus huellasel camino y nada más;Caminante, no hay camino,se hace camino al andar.”“Traveler, your footprintsare the only road, nothing else.Traveler, there is no road;you make your own path as you walk.”[ANTONIO MACHADO] I was blessed to be in Pittsburgh on Saturday, October 18, to witness the joyous celebration of the installation of theContinueContinue reading “WE MAKE OUR PATH”