It is 12pm on the east coast and CNN is reporting that the water is coming over the tops of the Industrial Canal. I have have heard from both priests I know in the area and all seems to be well with them. Keep those prayers coming.
A few days off
So here I am ensconced at my parent’s house, with Onchu, enjoying life. I have watched Nuns on the Run and one episode of Band of Brothers. Don’t why I just like Nuns on the Run it is a fun movie.
Tonight is an episode of Big Brother and other stuff. Tomorrow I plan, well nothing planned just relaxing and will be back in the office on Tuesday. I continue to track Gustav and keep praying.
Decision 2008
I promised in an earlier post that I would post links to the two Presidential Campaigns on the side bar, well there they are. I only linked to the Republican and the Democrat and not all of the other parties.
Republican Convention
I would not want to be the organizers of this years convention. What to do? With Gustav bearing down on the US do they keep going as planned or scale things back. Man what a tough decision.
Gustav Part II
So my post yesterday on Gustav brought in a comment that I did not let through. I thought only informed intelligent people read my blog I guess the puny brains stop by from time to time.
The person who left the comment, and I will have to commend him because he actually left his name, said that Katrina hit the Gulf Coast because God wanted it too. Now I am simplifying his argument, and believe me that is hard to do!
I am glad him and I do not share the same God. My God is not a vengeful God that wipes out people because of their sins. My God sent his only begotten Son to redeem this world and show us the path to salvation and not damn us all to hell! My God stretched out his arms on the cross not in hate but in love, love for whom, us the very people the reader thinks should be destroyed.
I am not sure what his religious background is but I think he needs to go back and read his Bible a little more and perhaps seek out some spiritual guidance.
Anyway let us continue to pray for the people literally who will be in the eye of the storm and those called in to help after.
I am following several blogs written by people in the area including the Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana. I will try and keep you updated over the next few days.
UPDATE: Fr. Jerry Kramer Blogs from Annunciation Parish in New Orleans, and Episcopal Parish. He is updating as the storm continues. You can follow his blog posts here. And Bishop Charles Jenkins of New Orleans, Episcopal, is also blogging here.
Gustav
BREAKING NEWS: FEMA says Gustav is now a Category 5 storm. Let us pray for all of those in harms way and all those that will be called upon to assist.
A Political/Spiritual Experiment
Author and blogger Carl McColman has started an experiment during this election season. Do check out what he is trying to do on his blog called Anamchara.
I plan to try and follow his suggestions. Give it a read and let me know if you plan to follow as well.
Radical Living
I started this blog a few years ago to explore what I called urban monasticism where people from all walks of life would live under one roof, married, single, gay, straight, man, woman, dog, cat, etc. and live the radical message of the gospel.
Now I am usually a little slow on the uptake here and I have just stumbled across this website of a community in Brooklyn doing just what I was thinking about. We need more of this type of community in our cities and we need more radical Christians to strike out and take our world back.
Check out Radical Living.
UPDATE: I just found another group called the New Monasticism.
Welcome New Blogger
I wish to welcome Fr. Vasili to the world of blogging. You can read his posts here. It is nice to see another Orthodox priest blogging.
Doctor
If you follow me on twitter you know I went to the doctor yesterday for a follow up to my stay in hospital. You also were able to follow the fact that I waited 2 yes 2 hours to see the doctor. Talk about stress!
Well my cholesterol is up, way up, and I am what is called pre-diabetic. So I have some life style changes to make. Some I have already made and I will be making more. I have been put on medication to bring my level down because it was so high. I have already made changes to my diet and will be making more. I will be exercising more and maybe even get back to running. Yes I used to be a runner. I spent 12 1/2 years in the military how could I not run. It seemed we ran everywhere.
So that is the update. I am thinking of doing a series of podcasts and articles on clergy health and what we do to relax, if anything. So any of you clergy out there who read this, would you like to participate? If so drop me a line.