A journal of byzantine digressionS
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The House of Playballs
Today’s Readings: Hebrews 6:10-20 Mark 2:23-28 In the Douay, the RSV, and the NABRE with other Mass texts. God is not an unjust God, that he should forget all you have done, all the charity you have shewn in his name, you who have ministered, and still minister, to the needs of his saints. But…
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The New Punic War
The Church in Russia views Moscow as “The Third Rome”. It’s been this way for a while. Rome was Rome, but then Rome fell – and there was a filioque, but lay that aside as gently as you can. Then Constantinople was Rome, and the heathen Rus even tried to sack it. But then it…
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Boom.Rip.
Today’s Readings: Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 2:18-22 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other Mass texts. Alleluia: Vivus est sermo Dei et efficax, et discretor cogitationum et intentionum.Alleluia: The word of God is living and effective, able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.From: Hebrews 4:12 The Alleluia verse is my text…
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God’s Secret Weapon
Today’s readings Isaiah 49:3-6 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 John 1:29-34 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other Mass texts. Et ego dixi: In vacuum laboravi; sine causa et vane fortitudinem meam consumpsi.To me, all my labour seemed useless, my strength worn out in vain.Isaiah 49:4a This verse is missing from the assigned readings…
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Let’s do the Timewarp Again!
Today’s readings: Hebrews 4:1-5, 11 Mark 2:1-12 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other Mass texts.And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man, Son, thy sins are forgiven.Mark 2:5 (Knox) We do like to think that “our communion time” is for us. I’m here, God: fix me – or fix…
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The Overnighter
Today’s readings: Hebrews 2:14-18 Mark 1:29-39 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other Mass texts.The Vulgate if you’re up to it. Then, at very early dawn, he left them, and went away to a lonely place, and began praying there. Simon and his companions went in search of him: and when they…
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In the Fog (the Bridge)
Today’s readings: Hebrews 2:5-12 Mark 1:21-28 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other Mass texts. All were full of astonishment; What can this be? they asked one another. What is this new teaching? See how he has authority to lay his commands even on the unclean spirits, and they obey him!Mark 1:27…
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All Roads Lead…
From the Roads to Rome project Today’s readings: Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:2-6 Matthew 2:1-12 In the Douay, RSV, or the NABRE with other Mass Texts. Those rays of thine shall light the Gentiles on their path; kings shall walk in the splendour of thy sunrise. Lift up thy eyes and look about thee; who are these that…
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Relating in Courage
Today’s readings: 1 John 5:5-13 Mark 1:7-11 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other Mass texts. Quoniam tres sunt, qui testimonium dant in cælo: Pater, Verbum, et Spiritus Sanctus: et hi tres unum sunt.Thus we have a threefold warrant in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, three who are…
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If You’re in Love, Show Me.
Today’s Readings: 1 John 3:11-21 John 1:43-51 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE together with other Mass texts. You were not to be like Cain, who took his character from the evil one, and murdered his brother. Why did he murder him? Because his own life was evil, and his brother’s life was…
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Poetic Justice
Today’s readings: 1 John 3:7-10 John 1:35-42 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other Mass Texts. In hoc manifesti sunt filii Dei, et filii diaboli. Omnis qui non est justus, non est ex Deo, et qui non diligit fratrem suum:This, then, is how God’s children and the devil’s children are known apart.…
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The Real Thing, Baby.
Today’s readings – 1 John 2:29-3:6 John 1:29-34 In the Douay, the RSV, and the NABRE with other mass texts. Videte qualem caritatem dedit nobis Pater, ut filii Dei nominemur et simus. Propter hoc mundus non novit nos: quia non novit eum.Behold what manner of charity the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should…
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You got the Wrong Man-God.
Today’s readings: 1 John 2:22-28 John 1:19-28 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NAhttp://usccb.org/bible/readings/010217.cfmBRE with Mass texts. Et interrogaverunt eum, et dixerunt ei: Quid ergo baptizas, si tu non es Christus, neque Elias, neque propheta?And they asked him and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias,…
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Mommy, please?
Today’s Readings: Numbers 6:22-27 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:16-21 In the Douay, the RSV, or the NABRE with other Mass texts. Maria autem conservabat omnia verba haec, conferens in corde suo.Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.Luke 2:19b Today is the beginning of a new year, a rejoicing in the secular mind. For…
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Praxis – Towards Community
A long while ago (2006? 07?) I scared some folks on my blog with a series of posts on Doxos Dot Com (they are still out there, but I can’t find them at the Internet Archive), as it then was, discussing a protestant group called “Praxis.” They met on Saturday Nights for dinner and a…
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