 Merry Christmas! Two of the most beautiful words ever put together, conveying the joy of the birth of the Savior-Servant-King. Two words announcing the celebration of God's eternal Love for his creation and especially sinful man.....
1 Comment Do you have HWS? 08/05/2011
 I can't believe so much time has passed since my last entry. Busy, busy, busy: Work, church, family (not in any particular order) that time seems a blur. Summer seemed to just have started and now it's back-to-school ads on TV.
It looks like I have a case of HWS... You're Always Welcome Home 04/21/2011
 My daughter called last night and gave us good news about her grades of which I'm naturally very proud, but she gave other good news for which truly excited me: She was coming home for Easter! Now the daughter of this doting Dad lives in the Orlando area, not that far away yet still too far...
 I can't believe it's April already! How time flies and how things change. On Feb 7th the company I work for changed ownership and I did not know if I would still have a job...
Keeping it 'real' in the Digital World 02/01/2011
 On 1/24/2011 Pope Benedict delivered his message for World Communications Day entitled 'Truth, Proclamation and Authenticity of Life in the Digital Age'. I've found that His Holiness' message resonated well with the thoughts of my previous blog 'Friend, Unfriend, Refriend' written exactly one week earlier.
Pope Benedict was using this year's WCD as an opportunity to address issues of humanity in the realm of technology and in patricular "the emergence of the internet as a network for communication"... Friend, Unfriend, Refriend 01/17/2011
 I was at a red light recently and because I had nothing better to do I looked at the cars going across and wow 7 out of 11 drivers were on their cell-phones; that's 64%, a significant majority in my unscientific study but we all know that we live in a communication age. Satellites, cellphones and the internet keep us instantly connected to the world as never before. So if we are connecting and communicating as never before then why are we having so many problems relating?..
Excita, Domine, potentiam tuam, et veni (Awaken your power, Lord, and come) - My wish for 2011 12/29/2010
 Sometime back in 2002 I was was trying to discern the call I felt to the diaconate, when the first wave of the clergy sex abuse scandal tsunami broke here in the U.S. I recall so many emotions: sympathy, sadness, hurt, shame and anger among many. I remember going to my then (and still) spiritual director and telling him that I'm so angry that I don't know if I wanted to be associated with 'them', meaning 'clergy'...
Go tell it on the mountain! 12/23/2010
 " Would you bless the table for us?"
It was a reasonable request I thought, then came the second part of the request: "can you make it non-denominational?" This was at our office Christmas lunch. Or was it 'Holidays Lunch'? I'll have to recheck the invitation, everything and everyone is so PC these days...  Properly stamped passport I enjoy traveling to other countries. Don't do it as much as I would like but I enjoy visiting the many varied destinations on our wonderful planet Earth. Of course to travel to another country there are certain requirements that must be met: the traveler usually must have a valid passport and visa.....
Out of the Depths (De Profundis) 10/15/2010
 Out of the Depths I've been following the saga of these Chilean miners since the discovery that they were still alive 17 days after the collapse of the mine. When the reports came that they may not be able to be rescued until December I kind of felt that I was suffocating with the idea of being trapped underground for so long....
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Hi, welcome to my weekly blog. I'm deacon Michel and I love blogging and the healthy exchange of constructive ideas. Now my mind has been known to wander on a million different things all at once so don't be surprised at what you find here. I often scratch my head and go 'Huh?' at my own thoughts. Feel free to leave a comment and share your thoughts with me.
DisclaimerThis blog reflects MY ongoing Christian journey: insights gained through the Holy Spirit, my experiences, my studies, my relationships. The content of this website is solely that of Deacon Michel du Chaussee, and does not represent the Archdiocese of Miami or any other entity of the Roman Catholic Church in any official capacity. Needless to say, I hope that none of my writings are contrary to the doctrines of faith and morals that are reflected in Sacred Tradition or as taught and guarded by the Magisterium of the Church or to the truths of God as revealed in the Holy Scriptures.
For I take seriously what a very wise man has often said to me: "Ordination is not license for private practice" - Msgr. A. Andersen ArchivesDecember 2011 Categories |
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