My priest, Fr. Stephen Freeman, who runs the amazing blog “Glory to God for All Things,” shared these reflections online tonight. I felt they were worthy to… Read more “This Is Not a Pretty Picture”
Month: August 2015
Philadelphia Inmates Craft Chair for Pope Francis’ Upcoming Visit
Originally posted on Millennial:
“I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person’s life. God is in everyone’s life. Even if the life of a person…
Jerry Walls: The Purgatory of Ebenezer Scrooge
Originally posted on Eclectic Orthodoxy:
Let’s try a thought experiment: upon reading this sentence, you experience a massive heart attack and die (God forbid!); but because you…
Coming Home or (When Shit Hits the Fan We Go to What’s Real and True!)
My heart runs far from where you intended Come after me, please My heart runs far from where you intended Come after me, please The son has… Read more “Coming Home or (When Shit Hits the Fan We Go to What’s Real and True!)”
Beginning the Journey of Informal Counseling from a Theistic Existential Approach: A Personal Perspective from a Catholic Christian
Beginning the Journey of Informal Counseling from a Theistic Existential Approach: A Personal Perspective from a Catholic Christian Dr. Charles Eick Abstract A Catholic Christian learns… Read more “Beginning the Journey of Informal Counseling from a Theistic Existential Approach: A Personal Perspective from a Catholic Christian”
The Way of Shame is the Way of the Lord
The way of shame is the way of the Lord, and when we put ourselves in the way of the Lord, we immediately beget Him as our… Read more “The Way of Shame is the Way of the Lord”
Tell Me, Do You Hear and See It Too?
While sitting on buddy’s back porch watching the sun slowly disappear and the night envelope the beautiful Appalachian hills with their choir of crikets and critters, I’m… Read more “Tell Me, Do You Hear and See It Too?”
Everything We Endure is for Our Own Salvation
I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.” -St. Paul God is a… Read more “Everything We Endure is for Our Own Salvation”
A Great Deal of Daring or (If We Numb the Dark, We Numb the Light)
From the teachings of Buddha to those of Jesus, from Existentislism to Christianity, I’ve learned that suffering is an inherent aspect of being human as is death.… Read more “A Great Deal of Daring or (If We Numb the Dark, We Numb the Light)”
God is Good and Loves Mankind (The Homily for my Mommy’s Funeral)
On Tuesday, July 28th, my mommy reposed in the Lord. Through her very own prayers for me and that of all the Saints and the Theotokos, I… Read more “God is Good and Loves Mankind (The Homily for my Mommy’s Funeral)”
The Daring Adventure Life 