Old Saint Mary's Cathedral + Chinese Mission

Mark twain once said the the coldest winter he ever spent was a summer in San Francisco. Fr. Terry talks about his experience of gloves in the summer in San Francisco. Gloves It is August. Summer. I am wearing gloves. I am in San Francisco. I see people in shorts, tee shirts, no coats, but I am wearing gloves, ski cap and warm jacket. I am comfortable. This is a challenge, to remain in the present moment. My mind wants to drift. What do people think of me when they s

This is my first posting in the Musings blog so I thought I'd take on a semi-serious topic. I have just returned from my vacation. I took two weeks and did a "Stay-cation". In other words, while I was on vacation, I actually stayed at home for two weeks.Now that's not to say that I just stayed home and did nothing. I went to a Giants game (they lost!). I went to the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose and the Exploritorium here in the city. I also took several walks aro

Einstein Albert Einstein said, "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." Some people think that they have nothing to do with one another. Science cannot know everything completely. That is why it is science. It inquires. It asks questions. Beyond experiments, scientists need to be able to wonder, to muse, to live with the unknown. A religious sense is what a scientist needs. Maybe see it as spiritual, but religion embodies the spiritual,