“our purpose is to know God, to love God, and to serve God. The meaning of life is really that simple.” What is the meaning of life? ***Spoiler Alert for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy *** “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” is a satirical science fiction novel byContinue Reading
“Our entire life here on this world is a pilgrimage, a word that embodies adventure, journey and quest all in one” The Ancient Pilgrim Sometime in the late 4thcentury, around the year A.D. 380, a “woman of means” went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. We know this becauseContinue Reading
“Why does God allow us to live a life of suffering and pain?” The Merchant There was once a merchant returning home from a long journey. Attached to his saddle was a large satchel full of money. As he was riding along an open plain a storm broke out. TheContinue Reading
“He (God) searches for us not because He does not know where we are but because He seeks the most effective path for us to return” Corrie Ten Boom Corrie Ten Boom lived in Denmark during World War II. She and her family helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust.Continue Reading
“In the sight of God it is not the quantity of our assets that is important but the quality of our being.” One of the most difficult things for us to do is to maintain a certain detachment from the world we live in. Popular culture is increasingly secular andContinue Reading
“the great tragedy of the artistic temperament is that it cannot produce any art.” As Jesus continues to prepare his followers for the time when He will no longer be visible, He imparts to us a great gift, peace. “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you.”Continue Reading
Over at OSVTalks, Anthony D’Ambrosio gives a talk titled From Babel to Pentecost in which he asks an interesting question that I believe deserves a fuller answer. “How did we get from there to here?” How did we get from designing churches that look like this: To churches that lookContinue Reading
“Beauty is created in a profound way though adversity, pain and suffering.” The Pilot Robert Louis Stevenson once told a story about a storm tossed boat. It was night and the waves brought the boat dangerously close to a rocky shore. The wind threatened to drive the boat to destructionContinue Reading
“God’s Word is written on our hearts and we express that Truth in countless ways.” The Invisible Iconographer In traditional Orthodox iconography the goal of the iconographer is to be invisible. Individual expression or style is not sought after because it is considered a distraction to prayer and devotion. ThisContinue Reading
“the cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” “What have you done?” There was once a cheerful old man who would ask the same question of just about everyone he fell into conversation with: What have you done that you believe in and you are proud of?Continue Reading