Comments on: The Road Goes Ever On and On http://anamchara.com/2009/12/25/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on/ The fullness of joy is to behold God in all. — Julian of Norwich Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:33:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Pollinatrix http://anamchara.com/2009/12/25/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on/#comment-15516 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:18:01 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2732#comment-15516 Hi Carl. I’ve been enjoying your posts for a while now. I think I found you when I was Googling “anam cara” while I was reading John O’Donohue’s book of the same name.

I’m just now emerging from the Christmas mist and catching up on some blog-reading, so forgive the late comment on this, please. I just had to point out that I posted about the messiness of Christmas recently, too.

I really like what you’re saying about waiting here. This is something I struggle with. I’m much more of a Mary than a Martha, and I often have a hard time with the mundane tasks of life like waiting in lines at places that don’t inspire me, or waiting in traffic, which feels like a waste of time. A blogger friend of mine brought this topic up recently and I’ve been contemplating it ever since.

I think I will ponder and treasure in my heart your lines “We are always impoverished, and a sign of our poverty is our lack of ownership of either the past or the future. And of course, there is profound grace in this.” Maybe I’ll post it in my car to remind me when I’m stuck in traffic!

]]> By: phil foster http://anamchara.com/2009/12/25/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on/#comment-15355 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:04:21 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2732#comment-15355 The waiting is the hardest part
Every day see one more card
You take it on faith, you take it to heart
The waiting is the hardest part
- Tom Petty

]]> By: Mark http://anamchara.com/2009/12/25/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on/#comment-15354 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:47:03 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2732#comment-15354 I’ve been enjoying your posts. An LJ friend pointed me in your direction.

Regarding waiting for retirement to more fully engage in the monastic experience, you might find the following article insightful, especially the part about the role of money and modern day monasticism. Enjoy!

Here is the link:

http://elyforum.yuku.com/forum/viewtopic/id/621

]]> By: Carl McColman http://anamchara.com/2009/12/25/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on/#comment-15350 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:57:56 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2732#comment-15350 Gary: thanks, and Merry Christmas to you, too. 2009 was a year of many treasures for me, and one of the was re-connecting with you.

Noel: to learn more about Lay Cistercians, visit http://www.cistercianfamily.org/ and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_the_Holy_Spirit#Lay_Cistercians

]]> By: Gary Snead http://anamchara.com/2009/12/25/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on/#comment-15348 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:25:23 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2732#comment-15348 Waiting-labeled time is discounted immediately to the go-on-by-so-I-do-what-I’ve-planned-time. How about here-I-am-now-and-Lord-willing-my-journey-takes-me-onward-time? My late wife used the time to pray for those around her who also were waiting, for herself, for me and the rest of our family, for what might come next, whatever she heard the Spirit lay on her heart. I have not yet learned to so consistently seize now for its own sake, for the sake of God’s glory.
All the comments are a blessing to me.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Good-filled and blessed New Year.

]]> By: Leslie http://anamchara.com/2009/12/25/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on/#comment-15347 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:34:44 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2732#comment-15347 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and for ever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.

Isaiah 9:6-7

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Merry Christmas dear friends!

]]> By: noel http://anamchara.com/2009/12/25/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on/#comment-15345 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:57:04 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2732#comment-15345 whatever is positive go with it
carl happy christmas
say more about lay monastics i am very interested
also what divine office do you use
for me it has to have the writings of the saints and dr and frs
i find this a tough time to get through various reasons but mostly one find the secular christmas to be the one and only
and if you retreat you are labelled
same time not much if you cannot share and be positive noy only in one s own life but all around

]]> By: Heidi http://anamchara.com/2009/12/25/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on/#comment-15344 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:32:35 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2732#comment-15344 Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Yummy Yule and a Sassy Saturnalia! Practice teflon spirit! Love and light!

]]> By: Fencing Bear http://anamchara.com/2009/12/25/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on/#comment-15343 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:34:51 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2732#comment-15343 Merry Christmas, Carl!

]]> By: jodiq http://anamchara.com/2009/12/25/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on/#comment-15342 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:31:57 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2732#comment-15342 Nice post Carl. Perpetual Lent, perpetual Advent, even perpetual Adoration…Jesus must smile….Merry Christmas!!

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