I'm always a little suspicious when a government that owns a car company (GM) also regulates the car companies with which it competes. Truth be told there's a reason the government had to buy GM and prop up Chrysler (twice) while Toyota win awards. Of course, if Congress is holding hearings on the topic it … Continue reading Toyota stuff…
Category: Faith
Prayer of St. Polycarp of Smyrna…
And when the funeral pile was ready, Polycarp, laying aside all his garments, and loosing his girdle, sought also to take off his sandals, a thing he was not accustomed to do, inasmuch as every one of the faithful was always eager who should first touch his skin. For, on account of his holy life, … Continue reading Prayer of St. Polycarp of Smyrna…
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Ash Wednesday…
The service was larger then most, 30 - 40 older people gathered in the Community Room of the assisted living where I work. Ash Wednesday, for the west the beginning of Lent. The homily was quite good, a retired Lutheran pastor spoke of mortality and life as a gift from God. The service was traditional … Continue reading Ash Wednesday…
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Wisdom…
In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. The weeks that have preceded Forgiveness Sunday are weeks during which, in the form of stories that actually took place or of parables, we are presented with the basic sins, the basic brokenness of ours. This was the time when we should … Continue reading Wisdom…
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There are times…
when on watching the news a part of me wants to jump out of my skin and say "There's an answer, it's not what you think it is but it's real. Stop tinkering with machines that cannot be fixed, with gears too rusted to move. It's not about changing the laws so much as it … Continue reading There are times…
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The snow has come…
and everything has slowed to its pace. Whatever plans were made. Whatever things were supposed to happen. It all has been rearranged. We think we are in control. We think we are above the world. We believe our machines can triumph over all and the sheer force of our will always prevail. Ah, but the … Continue reading The snow has come…
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Some wisdom…
If we move out of our self, whom do we encounter? asks Bishop Theophan. He supplies the answer at once: We meet God and our neighbour. It is for this very reason that denying oneself is a stipulation, and the chief one, for the person who seeks salvation in Christ: only so can the centre … Continue reading Some wisdom…
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Of course…
the world is a mess and we see the reason why every time we look in the mirror. Yet the call of Lent is not so much about the undeserving doing penance to avert the wrath of God as it is about the prodigal coming to their senses and starting to make the journey home.
The Beautiful Path 