About F3
All sorts of outside elements have muddied the waters of our world. Pollution, garbage, and industrial
run-off have made it a lot more difficult for us to see what's below the surface. Similar elements have
muddied the more figurative waters of our souls. There's no clear way to see through the slime to the
miraculous life beneath without just diving in and exploring. So ... consider this a safe place to delve
the murky depths and discover the unique treasures held in store for you.
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Oct 23, 2006
The Blog Ahead
~ The Rule of Saint Benedict, Prologue
And so I begin, with a prayer from my Trappist confrere Thomas Merton:
My Lord God,And that's the truth of this site. It's been a long time in coming and, while I've been brainstorming about it off and on for the last several months .... the truth of the matter is, I have no idea myself where it will go. But you're more than welcome to join me on the journey.
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that I think that I am following
your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this, you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
Amen.
3 Comments:
I've been in a Catholic school since I was five and I know all the "facts". My only problem: taking each dogma and religous truth as fact without questioning it. I'd like to see support from your faith basis on the major issues the RCC faces, or support for major issues in general. (i.e., Mary remained a virgin throughout her life. Couldn't she have other children?)
But about the site in general- nice layout. I know I shouldn't be, but I am suprised by the amount of html you know. The polls were a good idea; easy way to get involvment.
Ideally, it won't just be reflections, but I figure for the special liturgical season of Advent it'd be a nice "extra". But somehow I'm not thinkin' I'll keep them up on a regular daily basis after this! :-)
The other thing with the Advent reflections is that they're a jumping-off point. Like I said on that scanned-in flyer ... I'm really wanting ideas from you all for where this ultimately goes. I've already got various thoughts of pulling in other teens -- right now I'm just trying to get this up and running. But that's a good thought for down the road -- actually looking at the teachings rather than simply memorizing them.