Movin’ right along

Just arrived in Halletsville, Texas. Last time we were here was with the band on the Monk Rock tour. Played in the KofC hall and discovered Big A$$ Fans! Tonight we’re in the church at St. Mary’s.Had a nice concert last night at Trinity Episcopal in Victoria. Thanks to Fr. Kevin, Russell and all the […]

St. Patrick’s Parish – Denison, Texas

We did something new last night in Denison. JMT sang the first set more or less as usual but in place of the second set we had Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, JMT singing and teaching on a few Eucharistic & Cross oriented songs, and Benediction. It made for a special, prayerful night.Thanks to Fr. […]

3 Days in…

I’ll be leaving the hotel shortly to load in for the third concert this trip here in Tyler, Texas. The first two shows went pretty good. JMT is suffering through a terrible cold but he’s singing through it all. He’s playing a very different set list this trip. Including two new, unreleased songs that people […]

Once more into the breech..

The first JMT tour of AD2009 is officially underway! Departed Little Portion this morning at daybreak and we’re currently on our way to the Dallas area. I’ve got some video and still photography from the monastery to share when I have time and bandwidth. Construction is underway for the new Chapel and Common Center. Hopefully […]

Just a quick update

As usual I haven’t posted here nearly enough. I still have pictures from Ireland to sort through and share. We’ve added some more segments from JMT’s Quiet Reflections video to his Youtube Channel. Check ’em out.The next tour leg leaves in a bit less than two weeks. You can find the schedule on JMT’s site. […]

Emergency Donations for Little Portion

This from John Michael:Peace and Good in Christ!Our need for emergency donations in this ice storm natural disaster has comesooner than we expected!At 12:30 AM last night the main generator at Little Portion Hermitage died.We believe that it is irreparable. It is a 40+ year old generator from anold nuclear missile silo, with most of […]

Ice Storm Cripples Little Portion

John Michael got this out via his cell phone which has intermittent access. Brothers and Sisters, Little Portion Hermitage has suffered the full weight of the recent severe ice storm. We have been cut off and without power since around 10 PM Monday night. The weather is now clearing and warming, but we are still […]