Charles W. Bickenheuser, OFS, EdDMending the LineHi Ladies… We are watching the film Mending the Line. You’ll know the character in the movie who is most like me; some of his words have…Jul 4Jul 4
Charles W. Bickenheuser, OFS, EdDAn apologyI understand that my comments at the council meeting last evening were hurtful. You are a warm-hearted, generous, hardworking community…Jul 3Jul 3
Charles W. Bickenheuser, OFS, EdDAn InvitationThere is a forum for the Order of Franciscans Secular, as well as other Third Orders, to share contemplative experiences.Jun 30Jun 30
Charles W. Bickenheuser, OFS, EdDGoing forwardIt’s been a while since I’ve written. I owe many people a reply for their kind words in what I have written and pursued in the last few…Jun 17Jun 17
Charles W. Bickenheuser, OFS, EdDConversion of an Australian Walkabout—Part 1, CombatFour years ago, at 72, I decided to do an American version of an Australian walkabout. Fifty years had passed since my combat time as a…Jan 27Jan 27
Charles W. Bickenheuser, OFS, EdD44 DaysLast week, I completed 44 days of radiation treatment for prostate cancer. Monday through Friday, a 150-mile roundtrip to Missoula and back…Jan 27Jan 27
Charles W. Bickenheuser, OFS, EdDThis year…In the last two years three good friends, each a Vietnam combat veteran, have passed; two from illness and the third because it was time to…Jan 27Jan 27
Charles W. Bickenheuser, OFS, EdDMerton on Contemplation—extractBy my desk bookshelf is a stack of 15 books on contemplation. At 100 pages per book, that’s at least 750,000 words. And there are online…Aug 13, 2023Aug 13, 2023
Charles W. Bickenheuser, OFS, EdDAn Unexpected MeditationToday, at Costco, I looked up and noticed the people around me. In a moment, I understood I was looking at a group of people I loved…Jul 20, 20231Jul 20, 20231
