Fr. Bill | March 28, 2012
So I’ve had this lingering sinus/cold/allergy like problem since the end of October. It finally is broken, I can say, but it took some time to pinpoint what it was in fact. It’s been a very strange winter weather wise, since the ground never froze, we never really got a snow, and things stayed mostly [...]
Fr. Bill | March 20, 2012
Martial arts uses forms, repetitive movements, sometimes resembling a dance, to instill in the body a muscle/movement memory. The forms aren’t so much realistic combat movements as they are simply intended to teach spontaneous movement when in a situation of combat. Often times when one is approached, the body locks up, just as the mind [...]
Fr. Bill | December 23, 2011
I sent this out to some friends in my men’s spiritual fitness group: Just a note to remind you, that you really NEED to do a few sets of the Sun Salutations before starting your day out. Doesn’t have to be right out of bed, but rather before you head out the door. It’s just [...]
Fr. Bill | June 30, 2011
Any substantial change you make in your life for the better is likely going to cause a stir in your life with others around you. You will need to know right away that it’s not like you can just make a change in diet or habit without someone around you coming totally undone. If [...]
Fr. Bill | April 14, 2011
I was recently in Mexico for a week…three days in Mexico City for places of pilgrimage dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Michael, and the rest of the time in Cancun to visit Mayan ruins. It was right at the end of the first part that I got really sick for a full [...]
Fr. Bill | March 14, 2011
Putting ourselves into the present moment and keeping ourselves there is an important skill that we need all the time for balance in mental and spiritual health, but it’s one that we get out of easily as we grow up. The result is that we get dislodged from moving in the groove of the present [...]
Fr. Bill | March 9, 2011
Today is Ash Wednesday, so Lent begins officially today with a good fast. Normally, this would mean a little bread and water for breakfast and lunch, while dinner is a simple meatless preparation. However, for a good while I’ve been going with the more Eastern Christian practice of doing without dairy in addition to [...]
Fr. Bill | February 23, 2011
Also, while going through the aftermath of the flu (that is, everything following the violence of its onset), I decided I would fast. I wasn’t so hungry the whole next day, so that was helpful, but I decided to use use two days for a fast. Lots of water and FRS (3x a day), but [...]
Fr. Bill | February 15, 2011
Exercise like weights and yoga will bring your attention into your body and center your consciousness there. The intensity of the physical work pulls your awareness into the body’s connection with the environment. Your senses are sharpened. Meditation will bring your attention into your head: that is, into your mind. You have a sense of [...]
Fr. Bill | February 4, 2011
I don’t know how many times I’ve seen it happen in people around me, or being in various places next to people talking about this, or seeing it represented over and over in the media: how tired people are all the time. And what’s more interesting to me now than ever — because I’ve personally [...]
