Good morning, Digital Neighbors! Happy and blessed Sunday to all!
Sundays are for gratitude, and I try my best to have that intention overflow into the rest of my week. It is not easy when you have a daily consumption of the news—even when you try to be as selective as possible in your viewing. More on that tomorrow; my babbling this morning was heading into TL;DR territory.
When my consumption of the current chapter of “How much worse can it get?” starts to wear on me, prayers like this one bring me back to the bigger picture and its sanity. I pray you have a day of gratitude, grounding, or whatever you call it in your week—a day to step out of the stream of gloom to reconnect with the bigger realities of life: God (if you believe in one), family, friends, nature, the arts, or something less contaminated by the spirit of the day. Prayer and peace, digital neighbors.
LET NOTHING DISTURB YOU
Let nothing disturb you;
Let nothing dismay you.
All things pass;
God never changes.
Patience attains
all it strives for.
The one who has God
finds that nothing is lacking.
God alone suffices.
St. Theresa of Avila
Winter in the forest - Annie Spratt - Unsplash
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
Padre - Tom Miller invites you to a Coffee Talk, Speakeasies, Schmoozes, Tea Times, Afterhours and other gatherings.
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2026 Coffee Talk with the ADD Irregulars
Thursday, January 1, 2026
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Occurs every day starting 1/1 until 12/31/2027
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