Rich Mullins: Homeless Man

Mullins lived for some time in Wichita, where my family lives, and attended Central Christian Church (which belongs to the group of churches I grew up in).
YouTube – Homeless Man: Rich Mullins Part 1 (7:42)
YouTube – Homeless Man: Rich Mullins Part 2(5:56)
YouTube – Homeless Man: Rich Mullins Part 3a (6:35)
YouTube – Homeless Man: Part 3b [...]

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Bringing It Home to My Cold, Cold Heart

Lyrics below the cut.

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NPR on the ‘O Antiphons’

NPR : O ANTIPHONS
[Thanks, to Huw]

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The Fatherhood Chronicles CVII

Prayers in the OR Waiting Room
By now many of our friends know, and some of my readers have inferred from an earlier post, that Anna has had a miscarriage. This has happened in the midst of some other difficult circumstances related to my own family, which only deepened the sense of pain and loss.
Coupled [...]

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That East West Thing

[For Tripp who double-dog dared me.]
There’s been a dust-up at several places in the blog-o-sphere of late pitting Orthodox against Catholic, Orthodox against other Orthodox, and not-so-innocent bystanders against both over the purported fundamental differences between the (intentionally redundant) “Eastern Orthodox East” and the “Roman Catholic West.” Even my own priest, the inestimable Father [...]

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Vatican Confirms St Paul’s Coffin Has Been Found

Vatican confirms St Paul’s coffin has been found
VATICAN archaeologists have confirmed that St Paul was buried beneath the Roman church bearing his name.
They said they have identified a Roman sarcophagus beneath the main altar and an epigraph: Paul apostle-martyr.
A small hole in the lid of the stone coffin, through which pilgrims would push pieces of [...]

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Christian Persecution in Turkey 1922

The Rev. Archimandrite Nektarios Serfes gives an historical account of Christian martyrs in Turkey:
Victims of horrible torture, many Orthodox clergy were martyred for their faith. Among the first was Metropolitan Chrysostomos who was martyred, not just to kill a man but, to insult a sacred religion and an ancient and honorable people. Chrysostomos [...]

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This Is, Well, Classic

Aristotphanes complains “Today’s Audiences Just Don’t Get Me“:
What has happened to the comedy crowds these days? Can you tell me that? I don’t know what it is, but I just can’t seem to connect at all with the average audience. Seriously, folks, what is the problem here? I’ve been doing this a whole lot longer [...]

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On Pain of Heart

In the patristic writings, “pain of heart” generally refers to an elemental inward suffering, the bearing of an interior cross while following Jesus Christ, and a spirit broken in contrition. “Suffering,” Fr. Seraphim stated, “is the reality of the human condition and the beginning of the true spiritual life.” From Archbishop John, who [...]

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O Clavis David

[Another installment a bit late as I expend energies on personal matters.]
O Clavis David,
et sceptrum domus Israël,
qui aperis, et nemo claudit,
claudis, et nemo aperuit:
veni, et educ vinctum
de domo carceris,
sedentem in tenebris,
et umbra mortis.
O Key of David,
and scepter of the house of Israel,
you open, and no one shuts,
you shut, and no one opens:
come, and lead the [...]

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