For those of you who know me well you are aware that I love warm and sunny days. This time of year I am always surprised by how short the days become. Of course the days will continue to grow shorter until we reach the end of December. With this turn of the seasons...
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Recently my wife and I welcomed our fourth child into our home. Our son was a welcomed surprise after nearly five years since our last child was born. Just prior to his arrival we made the usual preparations to our home, we set up a crib, a bassinet in our bedroom, purchased diapers, wet...
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The words transformation and change encompass so much of our walk as Christians. Certainly the event of our Lord’s Transfiguration is a critical occurrence that informs His Disciples of His true identity. This event forced them to consider a new reality. Changing one’s perspective about someone is not easy and changing one’s perspective about...
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Most of us have heard about Christmas in July and the annual sales many stores host six months before Christmas. Yet it is unlikely you have heard of New Year’s Day in September. Well believe it or not that is when the Church celebrates the New Year, on September 1. So what is going...
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Each year during the first fifteen days of August our Church honors the Mother of God in a special way. The time period is known as the Dormition Fast. It begins on August 1 and concludes on August 15 with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. During these two weeks the Church observes a...
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Every once in a while you come across an idea that can enhance your life if you let it, once such idea is watchfulness. We find this idea in Matthew’s Gospel when Jesus charges His Disciples to, “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is...
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Summertime comes as a welcome break for millions of children the world over. Adults also look forward to summer, when schedules relax and long summer days give us more time to enjoy the outdoors and one another. With summer, as with the changing of every season, our mindset often changes and the particulars of...
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Christ is Risen! Most travelers will tell you upon returning from a long trip that they have been changed forever by their journey. It was not long ago that the idea of pilgrimage was still a vibrant and common experience for most Christians. Today we may live our spiritual lives within the same spiritual...
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As our Lenten journey comes to a close we approach the days of Holy Week and the destination of each year’s journey, the Cross and Empty Tomb. These two symbols of our Christian faith are always connected. The death of Jesus on the Cross and His rising on the third day are truly beyond...
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National Public Radio hosts a show every Friday called, “Science Friday.” Recently, one of the programs was entitled, “Science and Religion: can they coexist?” The panel of experts was a group of professors from some of America’s most prestigious universities. In time the discussion moved decidedly in the “against” category and one of the...
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