Archive For The “Saints” Category
We’ve reached that time of year where it is impossible to turn a corner without seeing Christmas lights, hearing holiday music or being bombarded sales and food. And along with all that Santa Claus makes his yearly arrival. The American Santa Claus has become the combined representation of religious traditions from Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, [...]
In Christ, we have everything… If you want to heal your wound, he is the doctor. If you are burning with fever, he is the fountain. If you are in need of help, he is strength. If you are in dread of death, he is life. If you are fleeing the darkness, he is light. [...]
“Fire and water do not mix, neither can you mix judgement of others with the desire to repent.” St. John Climacus See Matthew 7:3
This day commemorates the finding of the True Cross Jesus Christ by Saint Helen, the mother of the Emperor Constantine. St Helen travelled to the Holy Land, dated by modern historians in 326-28, founding churches and establishing relief agencies for the poor. It was then that she discovered the hiding place of three crosses, believed [...]
This past weekend, Ambrose received a beautiful gift from his godmother’s parents…. .. and icon of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.
The other day I was unpacking some books. After placing my husband’s collection of the Church Fathers at the very top of bookshelves, I decided to plug something in behind the bookshelf. Bad idea! Before I knew it, books came crashing down on my head from about six feet above me. I cried out, and [...]
Exactly one year ago today I found out that I was pregnant with a child that we would never meet in this life. I look back on that time and remember the pain we felt. But, now, I am also able to see the incredible blessings that have come forth afterward. This past year has [...]
My husband was named for Bartholomew, who was listed among the Twelve Apostles in the three Synoptic gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and also appears as one of the witnesses of the Ascension [Acts 1:4,12,13], each time named in the company of Philip, yet he is one of the apostles of whom no word is [...]
If you had asked me about a week ago how I was adjusting to having four children ages five and under, I would have taken a deep breath and answered something along the lines of, “we’re doing fine” or “we’re surviving.” And that is probably how it will be for a while, but I’ve been [...]
