There is a famous song “The last night in October” in Korea. The song brought about many memories especially when I was in the university. Around this time, the campus was cold, so students made fire to sit around. We drank, sang, talked and vomited. There were many dramas as much as fun. Along the […]
Presbyteral Convocation
On October 21 today about 300 priests from the diocese of Cleveland have gathered to begin the annual presbyteral convocation. It was simply beautiful to see attractive old men talking and chatting, young men laughing and giggling, serious men sitting and discussing. Most importantly, they are all priests who gave up their lives for Christ! […]
I saw you in the church!
My little kindergarten children at St. Anthony School always say to me, “I saw you in the church!” They seem very proud to say that, so I make a big smile, asking, “Really?” I believe they really saw me in a way that we don’t usually do. When the children see me, they take […]
We sit, we walk, and we eat!
When the Buddha was asked, “Sir, what do you and your monks practice?” he replied, “We sit, we walk and we eat.” The questioner continued, “But sir, everyone sits, walks and eats,” and the Buddha told him, “When we sit, we know we are sitting. When we walk, we know we are walking. When we […]
Art of travel
“The art of travel is to deviate from one’s plans” – “The art of travel” I love travel. It is more than sightseeing. It is a way to encounter myself in the bigger world. So deviation seems necessary to challenge my hard prejudice. And I know it will make a difference in the end […]