Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Ora et Labora

Pray and Work.  
How do you keep your relationship with God active, integrated with the rest of life?  That is really difficult in the regular busy work life.
Something I've been using to help keep me on track is the Liturgy of the Hours.

It consists of prayers, hymns, psalms,, readings from scripture.  These are visited early, 6 am, 9 am, noon, 3 pm, 6 pm, and 9 pm.  Seven times a day! 

  I haven't (save in the most stressful times) prayed through the whole set each day, but I usually manage two or three times a day.  

I use an app iBreviary, but there is an web based version at http://divineoffice.org/  .  There is also has a podcast, but I don't find that the audio works as well for me.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Hello World!


Mahoney (or O'Mahoney or Gaelic Ó Mathghamhna), (pronunciation: MAHN-ee[citation needed] or ma-HOE-nee[citation needed] and occasionally MAH-huh-nee[citation needed]) is an Irish surname that originated in the early eleventh century. The forebear of the Mahoneys was Mathghamhan (or Mathuin or Mahon), the grandson of Brian Boru. Mathghamhan was killed at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.
The Mahoneys flourished in southern Ireland. They were princes of an area in Cork along the River Bandon[citation needed]. They ruled as sovereigns over this territory until the English conquest of Ireland. The meaning of the name is "descendant of bear."

Source: Wikipedia

So began our little tribe.  I and mine are blessed to reside in Middle Tennessee.