Christ is risen!
There's a great Country song from 1994 performed by Tim McGraw called "Don't Take the Girl" and it tells the story of how a young man's attitude toward the "fairer" sex changes as you get older. But the first part of the song as a young boy begging his dad not to take…
Fr. Barnabas Powell
Christ is risen!
I grew up in the volatile 1960's when the Civil Rights movement was really getting traction. I watched as a boy as marches and riots occurred around the country and our nation struggled with throwing off the scourge of racism. By the way, how is it possible that the pigmentation of someone's skin…
Christ is risen!
"Nobody told me there'd be days like these!" Well, that not exactly true. St. Paul did warn that "in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers…
Christ is risen!
"Can you hear me now?" That famous commercial question was meant to show that one cell phone carrier was better than another. Of course, those were the days of dropped calls and out of range service areas. I, personally haven't had that kind of problem in quite some time.
But, there also seems to…
Christ is risen!
We learn how to make all of life sacred by making one moment of our life sacred.
While that may really sound paradoxical, it makes perfect sense when you consider that it's only by a focused effort I can wake up to a wider truth. If I try to take in the whole world,…
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Christ is risen!
In the ancient Roman Empire there were three charges the authorities used to persecute the early Christians: 1. They were Atheists - You see, the Christians didn't believe in the pagan gods. 2. They were incestuous - They had weekly "love feasts" and called each other brother and sister. 3. They were cannibals…
Christ is risen!
It was both amusing and, yes, a bit hurtful. We were having an argument. It was one of those arguments that got real personal real fast.
You know the kind of arguments between people who are family and think they really know each other well. Well, my relative did know me well a few…
Christ is risen!
I love this: Carl Rogers said "The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." Isn't that a wonderful and challenging paradox?
The truth is life is filled with paradox, and Orthodoxy is the Faith of Paradox. After all, our Lord Jesus said if you want…
Christ is risen!
It's a running joke in the family: "Where do you want to go eat?" "I don't know. Where do you want to go?" What ensues now is a comedy of conversation that sees me offer several places, all of which are rejected. So, I finally say "OK, where do you want to go?…