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2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 10
The theme of this year’s Daily Lenten Journey is beginnings. In the spirit of reading from Genesis and repentance, which has the Hebrew meaning of returning to the beginning, the Church wants us to recall where it all began. The story of Genesis is the not the story of creation, but the beginning of our…
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When an alcoholic awakes, the first thing he thinks about is his next drink. At the same time, for those alcoholics I know, he understands he doesn’t want to be an alcoholic. He doesn’t want to drink, but most days, the temptation is greater than he can bear. Every day is the same battle, and…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 8
The first week of Great Lent is behind us. We had our celebrations yesterday for the Sunday of Orthodoxy. In many places our Pan-Orthodox families gathered to proclaim our unity of faith. As the new week dawns, our attention returns to the beginning. Today our focus changes from the story of creation to the story…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 5
As we approach the end of the first week of Great Lent, we reach a shift in the story of our beginnings. It was just last Sunday that the Church reminded us of the story in today’s reading from Genesis. Today, we learn what happens when we turn out back on God. The man gave…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 4
We awake from sleep. We prepare for a day of work. We return home satisfied, we hope, for the good things accomplished. We rest and sleep for another day of work. Day after day. Year after year. We do all this to fill our stomachs, put a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs,…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 3
It can be difficult to ‘see the good’ in others. Let’s face it. The daily news, the internet, even our own eyes, see just how far we have fallen as human beings. It can be depressing, but the Church wants us to have hope. The Church wants us to remember that we were created by…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 2
We have completed the first day of Great Lent, the Great Fast. The Church asks used to pray harder, fast more, and sin less. Were you successful yesterday? Many Churches began their Lenten services yesterday. Did you attend? Many say the purpose of Great Lent is repentance, and I agree. One of the meanings of…
Read MoreJust Hold on and Climb!
I believe it is part of the ‘fallen’ human condition. Generally speaking, we do not like to take blame for our shortcomings, let alone our mistakes. Take any young child caught eating something forbidden. With total confidence in the ‘blame,’ a typical child with either blame the dog, claim that what was eaten was not…
Read MoreHumans are not Animals
We all grew up learning in biology that the world’s living things consisted of plants and animals. We humans were among the animals. We were different from the other animals, but we were also the same. It may be true that humans are part of the animal kingdom, and that we share some of the…
Read MoreRebuild Your Relationship with the Mother of God
Today is the Feast of the Nativity of the All-Holy Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. It is one of the Twelve Great Feasts. In fact, it is the FIRST of the Great Feasts celebrated every year. We open the year celebrating the creation of the one who would be our bridge between heaven and…
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