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Doing the Math
After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. 3Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4Now the Passover, the festival of Read more
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Blogs Worth Reading
The following posts seem to me worth reading. They challenge us to consider how our faith and spirituality intersect and inform our everyday life: Living in the Present Moment posted at The Byzantine Anglo-Catholic; Pray to God Unceasingly & with Attention posted at Milk & Honey; St. Macarius the Great on a True Christian posted at Read more
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Feast of the Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Anna and Joachim
Let us sing praises to Joachim and Anna, the couple honored by God (and they are His kinsmen). They have borne for us the Maiden who in a manner beyond understanding gave birth to Him who though fleshless, became the incarnate to save the world. With her they intercede for our souls. (Toparion of the Read more
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Symeon the New Theologian – Christ’s Body
We awaken in Christ’s body as Christ awakens our bodies, and my poor hand is Christ, He enters my foot, and is infinitely me. I move my hand, and wonderfully my hand becomes Christ, becomes all of Him (for God is indivisibly whole, seamless in His Godhood). I move my foot, and at once He Read more
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Etty Hillesum – Finding Beauty, Meaning, and Optimism
Etty Hillesum was a Dutch Jew born on January 15, 1914. On September 7, 1943, following a deportation order, she boarded a train bound for Poland. The journey was to last three days. Before finally leaving the Netherlands she threw a postcard from the train. It was found and mailed by some farmers. It read, Read more

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