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Yesterday, Tony and I hooked up a DSL and created an e-mail account for Tony's parents. I'm thrilled for them and hope that they jump right in there and have some fun.
They have taken baby steps by getting a computer and printer and learning how to use them. Now the whole world is out there for them to explore. I am proud of them for learning something new.
Everybody needs to learn something new. It keeps you sharp. It makes you less afraid.
We are watching a new show on TLC. Well, actually, we're Tivoing it. It's called "The Monastery" and airs on Sunday nights at 10 p.m. After watching the premier episode, we are highly interested in seeing what happens next.
It's kind of like a reality show, and kind of not....Five guys go to a Benedictine Monastery in the desert of Northern New Mexico to live with thirty monks for forty days. These guys are interesting...one is a recovering alcoholic addict, one an Iraq veteran with a prosthesis and an attitude, another a paramedic, fourth one a former Satanist now an Episcopalian, and finally, an ex-con turned counselor. I might have this wrong, but of the five it seems that three were Catholic at one time or another, one has no religious background, and another wants to become an Episcopalian priest.
The premise of the show is to see who influences whom more. The monks are NOT there to convert these guys, but to help them find a way in their lives.
It's not easy...They pray seven or eight times a day, getting up at 3:40 a.m. Silence is required in the refectory, the halls, and the chapel. Their rooms are really "cells" which means no visitors. Work is part of their daily routines as well. All of this occurs in a place with breathtaking scenery.
I admire the men...all of them. The thirty monks who live this way, not for a week or forty days or even a year or two, but for their lifetimes. I admire the five guys who are attempting to explore their reason for existence, too. Their courage at leaving their lives behind for more than a month astounds me. This incredible journey is not like the usual reality show trainwreck-waiting-to-happen that we have come to expect. I'm waiting for God to work in their lives...or not. I'm watching to see a positive outcome, not who will be voted off next.
Wow....no wonder it's on at 10 p.m. on a cable network. The public is not ready for it, I guess. I wish the participants well...and commend them for attempting to be better people.
Amen.
They have taken baby steps by getting a computer and printer and learning how to use them. Now the whole world is out there for them to explore. I am proud of them for learning something new.
Everybody needs to learn something new. It keeps you sharp. It makes you less afraid.
We are watching a new show on TLC. Well, actually, we're Tivoing it. It's called "The Monastery" and airs on Sunday nights at 10 p.m. After watching the premier episode, we are highly interested in seeing what happens next.
It's kind of like a reality show, and kind of not....Five guys go to a Benedictine Monastery in the desert of Northern New Mexico to live with thirty monks for forty days. These guys are interesting...one is a recovering alcoholic addict, one an Iraq veteran with a prosthesis and an attitude, another a paramedic, fourth one a former Satanist now an Episcopalian, and finally, an ex-con turned counselor. I might have this wrong, but of the five it seems that three were Catholic at one time or another, one has no religious background, and another wants to become an Episcopalian priest.
The premise of the show is to see who influences whom more. The monks are NOT there to convert these guys, but to help them find a way in their lives.
It's not easy...They pray seven or eight times a day, getting up at 3:40 a.m. Silence is required in the refectory, the halls, and the chapel. Their rooms are really "cells" which means no visitors. Work is part of their daily routines as well. All of this occurs in a place with breathtaking scenery.
I admire the men...all of them. The thirty monks who live this way, not for a week or forty days or even a year or two, but for their lifetimes. I admire the five guys who are attempting to explore their reason for existence, too. Their courage at leaving their lives behind for more than a month astounds me. This incredible journey is not like the usual reality show trainwreck-waiting-to-happen that we have come to expect. I'm waiting for God to work in their lives...or not. I'm watching to see a positive outcome, not who will be voted off next.
Wow....no wonder it's on at 10 p.m. on a cable network. The public is not ready for it, I guess. I wish the participants well...and commend them for attempting to be better people.
Amen.
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