A journal of byzantine digressionS
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Da Qin Luminous Religion (The Amazonian Sutras)
Evangelizing another culture requires points of contact – not just person to person, but culture-to-culture. How do you reach out to an entirely new culture and share the good news of Jesus? Sure, sure, to the Jews the whole concept of “Messiah” was already there. The entire Hebrew Bible (in all of its linguistic diversity)…
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The Amazon in Burning
The Readings for the 31st Wednesday, Tempus per Annum (C1) Romans 13:8-10 Luke 14:25-33 Nemini quidquam debeatis, nisi ut invicem diligatis : qui enim diligit proximum, legem implevit. Dilectio proximi malum non operatur. Plenitudo ergo legis est dilectio.Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the…
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Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Stuff
Avast! Here there be spoilers… During the last two weeks or so I reread the Chronicles of Narnia. All seven are still as magnificent as they were when I first read them in the Spring of 1980, my Sophmore year in High School. What struck me most during this reading was the way themes weave…
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Et Cetera, Et Cetera
The Readings for the Solemnity of All the Saints Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12 Vidi turbam magnam, quam dinumerare nemo poterat, ex omnibus gentibus, et tribubus, et populis, et linguis : stantes ante thronum, et in conspectu Agni, amicti stolis albis, et palmae in manibus eorum :I had a vision of a…
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What really scares you?
The Readings for the 30th Thursday, Tempus per Annum (C1) Romans 8:31-39 Luke 13:31-35 Certus sum enim quia neque mors, neque vita, neque angeli, neque principatus, neque virtutes, neque instantia, neque futura, neque fortitudo, neque altitudo, neque profundum, neque creatura alia poterit nos separare a caritate Dei, quae est in Christo Jesu Domino nostro. For…
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Salvific Synergy of SIn
If everyone gets in, God wins. I call it the God Wins Law.
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SNAFU
Our greatest boons become our greatest banes. The more we prop up, the more falls down. Yet we continue, refusing to listen.
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Fake News & Latin Rite Baptists
The Readings for the Feast of Sts Simon and Jude, Apostles Ephesians 2:19-22 Luke 6:12-16 Estis cives sanctorum, et domestici Dei, superaedificati super fundamentum apostolorum, et prophetarum, ipso summo angulari lapide Christo Jesu : Liberavit me Dominus ab omni opere malo : et salvum faciet in regnum suum caeleste, cui gloria in saecula saeculorum. Amen.…
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This Line Runs Through the Human Heart
I know the Pharisee is the Bad Guy: but how we end up praying like him is important.
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Theodicy
The readings for the 29th Saturday, Tempus per Annum (C1) Romans 8:1-11 Luke 13:1-9 Putatis quod hi Galilaei prae omnibus Galilaeis peccatores fuerint, quia talia passi sunt? Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than all other Galileans? Back in 1985, I took a year off college.…
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When Empires Collapse
Readings for the 29th Wednesday, Tempus per Annum (C1) Romans 6:12-18 Luke 12:39-48 Non ergo regnet peccatum in vestro mortali corpore ut obediatis concupiscentiis ejus. Sed neque exhibeatis membra vestra arma iniquitatis peccato. Sin must not reign over your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires. And do not present the parts of your…
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Do You Even Colitas, Bro?
This is way better than Eagle’s Wings…
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Be Not Afraid
The Office of Readings for the feast of Pope St John Paul. From the Homily of Saint John Paul II, Pope, for the Inauguration of his Pontificate (22 October 1978: AAS 70 [1978], 945-947) Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ. Peter came to Rome! What else but obedience to the inspiration received from…
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Mercy and Justice have Kissed
We tend to argue about matters of leisure (such as sex) because otherwise, we might have to discuss the injustice arising from our wealth.
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Stuff and Things. Mostly things. Some Stuff.
The Readings for the Feast of St Luke (C1) 2 Timothy 4:10-17B Luke 10:1-9 Penulam, quam reliqui Troade apud Carpum, veniens affer tecum, et libros, maxime autem membranas. When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas, the papyrus rolls, and especially the parchments. This one verse, St Paul’s list of Things…
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