Justin’s Version: Whoa. I’ve come a long way on this one. In fifteen years, I’ve gone from the absent-spirited acceptance of my birth-given Christian faith, appropriately titled “God-fearing”, to a journey through Buddhism that I am still traveling today, to a kind of lazy, rebellious attempt at breaking away from any religion to form “independent”
My two daughters and I had just finished shopping at Trader Joe’s, when we spotted a young man sitting in front of Jamba Juice with headphones on, reading a book and with a dog sitting at his feet. D.D. and Laurel Ann ran to pet the dog and as they did, I asked the young
The blue-haired-Mohawk-guy named Clay came over as I was barbequing with my two daughters at Wilderness Park and accepted our offer of turkey dogs, still hot on the grill. As he left our picnic table to get them from the BBQ, my 5 year-old, D.D., whispered conspiratorially, “Dada? Are you going to tell him about
Here are the interviews I conducted with Brother Robert Hagler and Brother Robert Sevensky of “The Order of the Holy Cross” at Mount Calvary Monastery and Retreat House in the mountains overlooking the Santa Barbara harbor. I didn’t have a tape recorder with me so I was writing furiously as we spoke. While I didn’t
Hi Everyone, I recently spent 4 days and 3 nights at Mount Calvary Monastery in Santa Barbara to get some much needed rest (at the urging of my wife). This is a Benedictine Monastery and the “Brothers” are of “The Order of the Holy Cross” which numbers about 40 men who live in various homes