Fr. Glenn: Searching … searching …
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
I saw an interesting post the other day:
“Just a reminder that 75% of the time you’ll ever get to spend with your kids is over by the time they turn 12. And 90% of your time with them is gone by the time they’re 18. So slow down, be present and enjoy these short, sweet years. They’ll soon be over.” Good advice. Just sharing. Remember “Cat’s in the Cradle”. Nobody at their death ever lamented spending too much time with their children.
On an unrelated note: we’ve all likely seen comics depicting aliens coming to earth with various themes of “Take me to your leader” or zooming back to outer Read More
New Mexico Site ‘One Of 100 Most Sacred Spots On Earth’
El Santuario de Chimayo named number 72 on the list of ‘100 Most Holy Places on Earth’. Courtesy/pathos
Religious News:
There’s no need to travel to Europe or the Holy Land this year to tour some of the most sacred locations in the world.
Patheos, the leading online platform for exploring and understanding religion and spirituality, unveiled “Sacred Spaces: The 100 Most Holy Places on Earth”, taking readers on a spectacular and awe-inspiring journey across all seven continents and New Mexico’s Santuario de Chimayo is included as 72 on the list.
For more information on Patheos, visit: https://www.patheos.com/ Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of Aug. 21, 2023
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Construction News for the Week of Aug. 21, 2023. Link to online Newsletter: https://conta.cc/45BhMPc
Public Works Projects:
Los Alamos County Public Works’ staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors. For more information, please email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects. Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather Read More
Home Country: Beats The Alternative
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Ran into Doc down at The Mule Barn the other day, so naturally we had to rid the world of about a gallon of coffee and solve the world’s problems for an hour. It is the duty of all true Americans of our age, you know.
Doc said he’d been aching a little bit lately. Joints or something. He’d been out fixing the pasture fence where the mare had been pushing on it. The next morning it made him walk funny.
“I remember when my dad was my age,” he said. “I asked him how it felt to be this old. Well, he looked at me as though I were committing a crime by having brown hair, you know? And then he said, Read More
Los Alamos Community Invited To Maui Benefit Concert
Rock Slide, Unstable Conditions Close N.M. 4 Near TA-39
Scene of the rock slide today that caused the closure of N.M. 4 at mile marker 57 near Technical Area 39. Courtesy/LAPD
Update: The road is reopened in both directions.
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) is reporting a road closure on N.M. 4 at mile marker 57 near Technical Area 39.
The road is closed in both directions due to a rock slide and unstable conditions.
NMDOT is on scene along with Los Alamos police officers.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area until field crews can clear the roadway and deem it safe for passage. Read More
Fuselier: The History Of NPH And Marlon
Marlon presenting a talk about the NPH’s work in Latin America during a gathering earlier this summer at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church at 3700 Canyon Road. Courtesy/Bob Fuselier
By BOB FUSELIER
Los Alamos
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series about the NPH’s work in Latin America. Please see (https://ladailypost.comfuselier-a-visitor-from-the-past/) for the previous part of the series.
NPH was founded unintentionally in 1954 when Fr. William Wasson provided a home for a young boy who had been caught stealing from the collection box at R. Wasson’s church in Read More
Diverse Group Of Santa Feans Launch ‘United For Affordable Housing’ Campaign To Support Upcoming Ballot Measure
UAH News:
A diverse group of Santa Feans is launching United for Affordable Housing (UAH), a campaign to support the upcoming citywide ballot measure to fund affordable housing.
The committee will be chaired by State Representative Andrea Romero (New Mexico House District 46) and includes Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity, Homewise, Old Santa Fe Association, New Mexico Inter-Faith Housing, YouthWorks, Chainbreaker Collective, small businesses like Java Joe’s and Santa Fe Five and Dime, and many more.
Representative Romero stated, “Santa Fe needs a permanent funding stream for affordable Read More
County Announces Loma Linda Road Improvements Project
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Public Works Division is under contract with Albuquerque Asphalt, Inc. to start work on the Loma Linda Roadway Improvements project on La Mirada Circle, La Tierra Road and Loma Linda Drive in the Loma Linda neighborhood.
The contractor is performing preliminary work such as mobilization, construction staking, and staging area setup. This work will be in preparation to start construction work activities soon after. The project scope was presented to the public at the regularly scheduled Transportation Board held in June.
Hours of Construction:
Albuquerque Read More
Caution: Last School Year LAPS Recorded 230+ Incidents Of Cars Passing School Buses With Red Lights Flashing…
LAPS News:
Last school year Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) recorded more than 230 incidents of cars passing school buses when the red lights were flashing and the stop arm extended, according to LAPS Transportation Director Keith Rosenbaum.
The first day of school for Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) for the new school year was Aug. 9. School buses are sharing the road with drivers commuting to work, as well as parents dropping off students at school and high school students driving themselves to school.
The LAPS Transportation Department would like to remind drivers in Los Alamos and White Read More
Leonard: Seven Important Keys In The Pursuit Of Happiness
By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos
The quest for happiness is and has always been a fundamental human aspiration. While the path to happiness is as unique as the individual seeking it, there are some key principles backed up by research, anecdotal stories, parables and life experiences that form the foundation of a fulfilling and joyful life.
Positive Relationships
We are born as social beings. The connections we make with family, friends, partners and pets shape our sense of emotional well-being. Positive relationships offer a safety net of support during life’s Read More
Shop On The Corner To Donate To Aid Maui Wildfire Victims
Shop on the Corner News:
Shop on the Corner Thrift Store in the lower level of Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, off of 39th Street, will donate $2,000 to fire relief in Maui.
All of this Wednesday’s proceeds plus all donated money on Wednesday will go to Episcopal Relief and Development in Maui for the victims of the wildfire that has devastated a large part of the island.
The community is invited to shop 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday for great back to school items, Halloween costumes and hundreds of other low priced items, knowing that the purchase price will directly aid fire victims in Maui. Read More
Posts From The Road: Kebler Pass Road Colorado
Going Up!: We took Kebler Pass Road (Road 12) off of Highway 133 just outside of Paonia State Park which is the western end of the road. The first few miles of Road 12 leads travelers through a valley along the Anthracite Creek before ascending fairly quickly to higher elevations within the Elk Mountains. After reaching about 9,000 feet in elevation the road levels out and is a gradual climb to Kebler Pass. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Aspen Patterns: The white trunks of the thousands of aspen trees create interesting patterns as they follow the terrain across the mountain side. Also seen Read More
Fr. Glenn: Hushing Hecticity
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Yes, yes … I made up the word in the title. But it seems applicable these days, no? We are constantly awash with noise these days. Always there is constant stimulation, whether it be streaming music or television, videos or surfing the web. If you live in a larger city, there’s always the sirens, traffic noise punctuated by the not infrequent roar of loud motorcycles and muscle cars—a type of modern chest-beating by younger (and some not so young) guys. We rarely, if ever, take time just to think … to be still, someplace quiet. So rarely resting in our waking moments.
Some say our modern Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of Aug. 14, 2023
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects
Los Alamos County Public Works staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors.
For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the Public Works Project webpage at lacnm.com/PW-Projects.
Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones.
Note: The below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.
Public Works officials thank the community in advance for their cooperation and patience.
33rd/34th Street Road and Utility Read More
50th Anniversary At Bodhi Manda Zen Center Sept. 8-10
BMZC News:
The Bodhi Manda Zen Center was founded in 1973 in the scenic village of Jemez Springs, as a place for Zen Buddhist practice and teaching.
Over the years, it has grown into a quiet and reflective retreat venue, meditation center, and teaching space. Many of our neighbors in Los Alamos have helped shape what the Bodhi is today.
Come join us and help celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Bodhi Manda Zen Center.
The Bodhi is planning a full weekend of fellowship, food, music, and activities for all of the Bodhi friends and Zen practitioners. There will be lots of time to reunite Read More
All Shall Be Well: Comfort Zones
Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Associate Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo
By Reverend Lynn Finnegan
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Faith
Santa Fe
“First day of school” photos have been flooding social and news media this past week. More than 3,700 students enrolled in Los Alamos Public Schools this year. For many, back-to-school is a time of excited anticipation for the school year ahead, while others lament or are anxious and unsure. All, however, will be expected to step outside their comfort zones.
A comfort zone is Read More
Father Theophan: Existence Is A Gift
A jar created by Father Theophan that will be available in the silent auction at ‘An Evening of Classics with Jennifer Perez and Tjett Gerdom’ Sept. 19. Courtesy/Fr. Theophan
By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos
At the beginning of the summer I had resigned myself to not doing any art this year. I have a huge assignment from the Archbishop; to lead the self-study that will, hopefully, lead to our seminary receiving its full accreditation and therefore, national recognition. It is no mean feat. The thesis I produced to get my MDiv was simpler and will end up being shorter. Read More
Home Country: Going Home
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
The other night it was hot. Hot during the day, hot at night. Heat seems to define this time of year for us, in many ways.
But in spite of that, after a day in the outdoors, we built a fire. A small fire. A “hat” fire, which mountain people define as one you can put in your hat. Why so small? Because it was hot and we didn’t need the heat. Why the fire? Because we need the fire.
It is the hearth. It is the touchstone to our past. It is a link with countless generations of ancestors who have sat here looking at the flames licking up on the chunks of firewood and taking us back endless Read More
