Tito Colliander, “Way of the Ascetics” II

The Holy Fathers say with one voice: The first thing to keep in mind is never in any respect to rely on yourself. The warfare that now lies before you is extraordinarily hard, and your own human powers are altogether insufficient to carry it on. If you rely on them you will immediately [...]

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Resolution on Administrative Unity

[In re: my post yesterday. NOTE: Referenced photo, signatories and comments follow the text at the link below.]
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Dear to Christ, Fathers and [...]

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Chilling

Court Documents: Hospital Gave Lethal Injections to Patients During Hurricane Katrina
By John-Henry Westen
NEW ORLEANS, February 22, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Just after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans rumors circulated that at least one hospital had euthanized patients during the mayhem. LifeSiteNews.com reported in September 2005, that an unnamed doctor admitted to a UK newspaper that [...]

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Lenten Reading: Tito Colliander’s “Way of the Ascetics”

I want to recommend to my readers Tito Colliander’s Way of the Ascetics (St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press: 1960/2003).
It begins and ends much like St. Benedict’s Rule. That in itself is a major attraction for me.
If you wish to save your soul and win eternal life, arise from your lethargy, make the sign of the [...]

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SCOTUS to Hear Partial Birth Abortion Ban Appeal

Almost two years ago, the Bush’s federal law on partial birth abortion was declared unconstitutional. We learn today that, the newly-staffed SCOTUS will reconsider the case:
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will consider the constitutionality of banning a type of late-term abortion, teeing up a contentious issue for a newly-constituted court already in [...]

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The Fatherhood Chronicles XCV

Sofie’s “Our Father”
So, it’s Saturday evening and we decide to eat supper while watching the Olympics. The TV is off, and we grab hands to say the prayer. Sofie begins, “Our Father, how are you today?”
Which . . .
If you think about it . . .
Does sound an awful lot like “hallowed be [...]

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“I’m livin’ a dream. Not everyone can do what we do”

Stop everything yer doin’ right now (unless it’s prayin’) and go watch . . .
THIS!!!!!!

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St. Peter’s Second Epistle and Heresy

The email daily devotions from Dynamis have been interesting this week. Here’s a couple from Monday and yesterday.
The Struggle for Orthodoxy on 2 Peter 1:20-2:9:
Sin is the common denominator of all heresy, and the chief sin of every heretic is pride. Any study of heresies during the last two thousand years reveals that arrogant [...]

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Kansas Sacramentals

When God made Adam he didn’t stop forming man out of the ground. That’s still how he makes men, or in any case, how he made me. When God saves a man, he saves him through humility, which is to say, through the finiteness, the earthiness, that makes a man what he is. God is [...]

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The Fatherhood Chronicles XCIV

The Faith of a Little Child
But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “Let alone the little children to come to Me, and cease hindering them; for of such is the kingdom of God. (Luke 18:16)
I continue to be amazed at the evidences of my daughter Sofie’s faith.
Saturday night, I was sitting at the computer [...]

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