Archive for December 2020

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love comes from God.  Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. . . This is how God showed His love among us:  He sent His one and only Son into the world.” 1 John 4 “And we are put on earth a little space,…

Christmas Day (Taken From “Christ the Eternal Tao” by Hieromonk Damascene) The Mind spoke, and through His Word answered the earth’s elemental moan.  Above that roaring cry He answered with a still small voice: “I will come. Will you receive me, then?”  But no man heard that voice.  Only a small young woman, who had…

“Greetings highly favored one, the Lord is with you. . . Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” Luke 1 “From now on all generations shall call me blessed.” Mary’s Magnificat, Luke 1 Did you ever see the movie “Christmas Vacation” starring Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold?  It’s a…

Gaudete “And they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy” Matt. 2:10 “What makes you happy?”  It’s a pretty common question.  A better one might be “What gives you Joy?” How would you answer that? Today is Gaudete Sunday in the Christian tradition.  It is the Sunday of Rejoicing, denoted by the pink candle on the Advent…

“Beyond question, great is the mystery of Godliness.” 1 Tim. 3:16 “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious, it is the source of all true art and science.”  Einstein What is it that you know for certain? What is it that you thought you were convinced of, that you thought you knew,…