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Screwtape and the Wisdom of a Four-Year-Old Boy
Read more: Screwtape and the Wisdom of a Four-Year-Old BoyWhen my son was four, he wrote a prayer to St. Michael. We had placed a small statue of St. Michael on his chest-of-drawers. It was classic: St. Michael in Roman soldier’s outfit with a drawn sword, and the devil beneath his foot. It seemed to have made a strong impression on my son. His […]
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Theophany – Showing the World to be the World
Read more: Theophany – Showing the World to be the WorldI was standing beside the Jordan River, somewhere along its trek through Israel. I was with a group of pilgrims led by Met. Kallistos Ware gathered for the Great Blessing of the Waters. Somehow, it seemed that I was the only priest who had brought an epitrachelion (stole), so I loaned it to the Metropolitan […]
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The Calendar Is Not On Your Phone
Read more: The Calendar Is Not On Your PhoneTwice-a-year, my mind wanders into a bit of a panic when we move the clocks forward or backward and hour. I’ve had the “time-change” explained to me ever so many times, but I still find myself having to think, “Is it ‘fall back’ or ‘fall forwards,’ etc.” for it is completely reasonable to do either. […]
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Hiding in Plain Sight
Read more: Hiding in Plain SightIn the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. (Wisdom 3:7) ____ The story is told of St. Macarius that he was falsely accused of fathering a child by a young woman in the village. After being beaten and humiliated by the people there, he returned […]
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Angels Sing! Christ is Born!
Read more: Angels Sing! Christ is Born!A Serbian Christmas Song – lyrics by St. Nikolai Velimirovich Andjeli Pevaju Noć prekrasna i noć tija, nad pećinom zvezda sija, u pećini mati spi, nad Isusom andjel bdi. Andjeli pevaju, pastiri sviraju, andjeli pevaju mudraci javljaju: Što narodi čekaše, što proroci rekoše, evo sad se u svet javi, u svet javi i objavi: […]
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The Last Christmas – Ever
Read more: The Last Christmas – EverThis Christmas was the last Christmas – ever. Christ is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. Wherever He is, there is the beginning and the end of all things. If Christ is truly present in this year’s Christmas, then it is the last Christmas – and the first Christmas. And if […]
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I’ll Be Small for Christmas
Read more: I’ll Be Small for ChristmasChildren today are raised with dreams of greatness. Cultural affirmations of our limitless potential, well-intentioned, have not produced a generation of over-achievers, but have indeed brought forth hordes of great dreams. This is nothing new in American culture. We are the world’s longest sustained pep-talk. Ronald Reagan loved to quote the 1945 Johnny Mercer hit: […]
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Looking Like Christmas
Read more: Looking Like ChristmasOne of the most striking features of the Gospels is the frequent response of the Disciples after the resurrection of Christ: doubt. I have always been sympathetic to the doubts and hesitations that accompanied the Disciples’ experience during the ministry of Christ. They are almost endearing in their inability to grasp what Christ is all […]
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The Christmas Play
Read more: The Christmas PlayI was sick last week (stomach bug – my least favorite illness). It cost me a trip to Memphis where we were to spend a few days with family and the joy of watching two of my daughters singing in an Advent Festival. My many years of ministry have put me in some diverse places […]
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When Your Ancestors Came to Church
Read more: When Your Ancestors Came to ChurchHuman beings carry within them a burden of time. We are not “fresh starts” as we come into existence. There is an inheritance that seems to carry even more than our genes. Some few years ago, I visited with my father’s oldest surviving cousin. She had known both of my parents across the years, and […]
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