Posted in Movies and Pop Culture on Friday, 14 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
[Oh dear sweet movie gods! Ledger looks darkly fabulous in this role!]
[I know this is Lent and all, but, hey, it's only a trailer and the movie isn't out till 18 July]
Posted in Great and Holy Lent, Humor, Or Laughing My Fool Head Off on Friday, 14 March 2008 | No Comments »
Irish Lent!:
An Irishman moved into a tiny hamlet in County Kerry, walked into the pub and promptly ordered three beers. The bartender raised his eyebrows, but served the man three beers, which he drank quietly at a table, alone.
The next evening the man again ordered and drank three beers at a time. Soon the [...]
Posted in Saints and Martyrs, St Benedict of Nursia on Friday, 14 March 2008 | No Comments »
Troparion Tone 1
By thine ascetical struggles, O Godbearing Benedict,/ thou didst prove true to thy name./ For thou wast the son of benediction, and didst become a model and rule/ to all who emulate thy life and cry:/ Glory to Him Who has strengthened thee; glory to Him Who has crowned thee;/ glory to Him [...]
Posted in Orthodox Feasts and Fasts, Saints and Martyrs, St Benedict of Nursia on Friday, 14 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
As mentioned in my previous post, I purchased a St Benedict medal when in Rome in the summer of ‘98. The following is some information about the medal:
One side of the medal bears an image of St. Benedict, holding a cross in the right hand and the Holy Rule in the left. On the one [...]
Posted in Saints and Martyrs, St Benedict of Nursia on Friday, 14 March 2008 | No Comments »
I first became aware of St. Benedict during my time at a Protestant Bible college, specifically during spring semester of 1990. I was in a period of my life where I began to search for the historic Church, and a period of spiritual struggle when I became extremely dissatsified with the way of life my [...]
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