Wall-e Invades PC Faith and Media

Did you ever think that an animated film about a robot and his love life some 700 years from now could change the way you view life and the earth now? Well, for me, Wall-e has done just that. Disney-PIXAR's Wall-e has caused me to question how much I rely on technology. Not that tech is a bad thing, because it is not. Actually, the longer I teach this Faith and Media course, the more of a tech junkie I am becoming. But what I need to confront is the question of "Do I control technology or does it control me?" If my computer is down or there is no power, can I still have a great class without using Power-Point? If I forget my cell phone, do I go nuts because I feel out of touch with the world - even though there are 1700 people all around me? Can I have a sit down, face to face conversation with a friend sitting next to me or across from me, without being distracted by beeps, rings, or anything else? When I go to Church this Holy Week for the Easter Triduum Celebrations, can I sit in God's presence and worship and praise Him without worrying about the latest tech gagets in my pocket? As we finish Lent and move into Easter and the Easter Season, will I let tech be the help that it is and let GOD BE GOD. Jesus tells us that we can't serve two masters. We have to choose. We can choose to let technology run our lives or we can choose to serve God and be joyful in that LOVE that comes only from our Loving God, who gave us Jesus - the Word made flesh - to suffer and die for us to rise to new life that we might be made new and whole. And he didn't need Tech for that!

A HAPPY AND BLESSED EASTER.
Mr. Wilson

Lent 2009 - Beginning in the Middle

Today is Monday after the Fourth Sunday of Lent. It's cold and a bit windy, but the weather seems to desire to become more Spring-like as we head further into the week. Well, for the first time this Lent I actually got to school on time for daily morning Mass. It's never too late to turn around and begin anew. I have wanted to go Mass, but either traffic, late-nights, or total laziness have kept me from changing my heart and experiencing God's love for me every morning during the first few weeks of Lent. My prayer for everyone for the next couple weeks, as we journey toward the most sacred time in our Church year - Holy Week, is that we wake up each and every day to experience God's love and life in our lives.

As the psalmist proclaims in this morning's Responsorial Psalm (Ps. 30:2,4,5-6,11-12a,13b):

I will extol you, O LORD,

for you drew me clear

and did not let my enemies rejoice over me.

O LORD, you brought me up from the nether world;

you preserved me from among

those going down into the pit.

Sing praise to the LORD,

you his faithful ones,

and give thanks to his holy name.

For his anger lasts but a moment;

a lifetime, his good will.

At nightfall, weeping enters in,

but with the dawn, rejoicing.

"Hear, O LORD, and have pity on me;O LORD, be my helper."

You changed my mourning into dancing;

O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks.

Looking for music to enhance your journey through Lent, try Spirit and Song on Demand (http://www.spiritandsong.com/musicondemand) from Oregon Catholic Press (http://www.ocp.org/). It's a great place to help you to turn around and begin again.