St Columba and the Water of Artbranan
When Christ comes into the world to save the world, He does so not to erase everything that is present but rather to save and to magnify whatever is good.
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Why Christianity Must Have Saints
Sunday of All Saints, June 3, 2018 Hebrews 11:33-12:2; Matthew 10:32-33, 37-8; 19:27-30 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. This first Sunday after Pentecost is dedicated to the commemoration of all the saints, and so it is commonly called “All Saints Sunday.” So I thought we could spend a little time today…
Can We Do What the Saints Did?
Sunday of All Saints, June 11, 2017 Hebrews 11:33-12:2; Matthew 10:32-33, 37-8; 19:27-30 Very Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Today we hear this from Hebrews chapter 11: All the saints through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power…
On Holy Fools as Family…
I’m happy to have a short essay about St. Isidora up on Sojo.net this week. If you dig dishwater, finding silence and the Holy Fool, check it out! Blessings on this Bright Week! -ADC
“Everyone was a saint there”: Who are we in worship?
In a conversation I was having with my wife yesterday, she was reflecting on the funeral of a dear friend we attended recently, especially how, surrounding the funeral services, the love people showed each other and the bereaved was so deep and palpable (she didn’t use that kind of language, but that’s my “translation”!). And then she said this: “It’s like everyone was a…