daleus of chattanoogus ~punk monk

About Me

nonconformist tendancies, laughs at own jokes, non-mechanical, sometimes emo/gothic/monk-like person, fashionista, plays well with others, S- in conduct for having too much fun in class, entertains self, does own stunts, grillmeister, disciple of love, wears black..."take me as I am ~ or don't...I just don't care anymore..."

My Interests

monasteries, missions, desolate places, spending time with my boys & sweet celtic lass, travel, motor-scooters, starbucks as a spiritual experience. I'm also an amateur herbalist, historian, a third order Franciscan, and am into neo monasticism.

I'd like to meet:

HE who is Lord of both the living and the dead, Michael the Archangel, Saint Francis, Johnny Cash, & Joan of Arc (a franciscan)

Music:

U2, CASH, gregorian chant, old punk,

Movies:

Les Miserables, & lately Mars Attacks

Books:

WWI Poets especially Wilfed Owen, Prayer books, Thomas Merton, Brennan Manning, Old English lit. especially robin hood ballads, history...

Heroes:

My grandfather,a WWI vet. William Booth of the Salvation Army, Father Willian Bowdern, the prophet Ezekiel...nothing like everybody thinking your crazy...

My Blog

On The Short Bus To Heaven

OK -so this topic keeps coming up with friends of mine....We've all decided that we're on the "short-bus" to heaven.Call us what you will...God loves us all the same.I think I'm going to get a T-shirt...
Posted by daleus of chattanoogus ~punk monk on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:21:00 PST

ASHES for BEAUTY

Ash Wednesday is this week, We remember that Christ traded beauty for our ashes, pain for our well-being, harm for our safety, & poured out love onto us like medicine... The following is beauty un...
Posted by daleus of chattanoogus ~punk monk on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:28:00 PST

Nuclear Pickles

As poor college students we liked any free food.The staff at the Waffle House in Rome Georgia always were kind with mis-ordered food handing it off to us because we kept the place in business buying c...
Posted by daleus of chattanoogus ~punk monk on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:36:00 PST

Shine your light

You, you're differentyou make the sea.You, you hang the starshigh above me.When I'm old and I start to go blindYou will be the light,brighten my eyesLord shine your light on meYou, you're beautifulyou...
Posted by daleus of chattanoogus ~punk monk on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:51:00 PST

There, when you rise (elaste)

I know you feel likea highway to the skywill help you get it rightwill make your eyes catch fireI know you want morethan you can ever haveA diamond in the sandsomeone to hold your handAnd so you go do...
Posted by daleus of chattanoogus ~punk monk on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:06:00 PST

I'll Remember You

..> some people you meet once and you're instant friends, some you get a letter from once a year, some you don't hear from for 20 years but when you do it's like yesterday, some are in your heart f...
Posted by daleus of chattanoogus ~punk monk on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:24:00 PST

She's A Lady

The church is messy,Messy people produce messes.Churches often don't want messy people...They are messyTake alot of timeFrustrationOften the churchwants people to go get fixedto come back fixedand to ...
Posted by daleus of chattanoogus ~punk monk on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:23:00 PST

church history

So i'm in nashville & we'll spend the week reviewing church history at the Anchor School of Ministry. Heretics, saints, popes, medieval clashes, Peter the Hermit, Columba and the sea monster, St. ...
Posted by daleus of chattanoogus ~punk monk on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:56:00 PST

King Tut

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Posted by daleus of chattanoogus ~punk monk on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 03:58:00 PST

another wintry night with ts eliot

ts eliot forms in word what some of us only see in dream; shadow, movement, mockery, irony,dispair... (or is it hope?) in my dreams i sometimes see ghastly things that leave me stunned, speechless... ...
Posted by daleus of chattanoogus ~punk monk on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:44:00 PST