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Get Up Again
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A monk came to Abba Sisoes and said: “What should I do, Abba, for I have fallen from grace?” And he replied, Get up again.” The monk came back shortly after and said: “What shall I do now, for I have fallen again?” And the old man said to him, “Just get up again. Never cease getting back up again!” ...6 days ago -
The Feast of St. John of the Cross – Mystic of the Dark Night
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Today, December 14, we commemorate St. John of the Cross, a new addition to the Episcopal liturgical calendar. He is probably best known for the term “the dark night of the soul,” which is also the poem in which he wrote about “the soul’s happiness in having passed through the dark night of faith, in ...3 weeks ago -
Brother Lawrence – Chapel of the Heart
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It is not necessary to be always in church to be with God, we can make a private chapel of our heart where we can retire from time to time to commune with Him, peacefully, humbly, lovingly; everyone is capable of these intimate conversations with God, some more, others less; He knows what we can do. Let us begin – ...3 weeks ago -
The Seven Rules of a Monk
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These are the seven rules of a monk: In the first place, as scripture says, “Love God with all your soul and all your mind.” Then, love your fellow human beings as you love yourself. Fast from all evil. Never pass judgment on anyone, for any cause. Never do evil to anyone. Discipline yourself and purge ...4 weeks ago -
Warrin’ Piece
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The Current Cinema Love Hurts by David Denby Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren as the Tolstoys in Michael Hoffman’s movie. In “The Last Station,” Christopher Plummer, at the crest of a long career, gives an impassioned portrait of the artist as an old man—Leo Tolstoy in his ...4 weeks ago -
Sermon For Advent 2C
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The collect and readings for yesterday, the Second Sunday of Advent may be found here . The appointed gospel was Luke 3:1-6. In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and ...4 weeks ago -
Some Thoughts On Repentance
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“John the Baptist went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (Luke 3:3) Repentance … is as much or more about our heart as it is about our actions. is returning our gaze to God. is changing the direction of our life in order ...4 weeks ago

