24 September ~ Martyr Peter the Aleut
Saint Peter the Aleut is mentioned in the Life of St Herman of Alaska (December 13). Simeon Yanovsky (who ended his life as the schemamonk Sergius in the St Tik...
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Morality (or lack of) in America
Wednesday night I was watching the X Factor on Fox. I tuned in for the second hour as I was watching something else. To my horror, and it would appear Paula Abd...
Community Meal
This is a follow up to my post yesterday about poverty in America. Here at St. Michael we started a community meal about 2 years ago. We started serving t...
Poverty in America
I have been thinking about this topic for sometime now and I really do not have any conclusions. I believe that things are going to get worse before they ...
Hunger in America
This comes from Feeding America: Hunger and poverty continue to plague America. The USDA just released their annual U.S. food-insecurity rates that showed for t...
14 September ~ Elevation of the Holy Cross
Saint Helen, the mother of Saint Constantine the Great, when she was already advanced in years, undertook, in her great piety, the hardships of a journey to Jer...
Jobs Act Usurps Liberty, Christian Charity
From the Acton Institute BlogPresident Obama wants his American Jobs Act passed immediately. You know this already—he made sure he delivered that message in his...
Climacus: On How to Behave In the World
Some people living carelessly in the world have asked me: ‘We have wives and are beset with social cares, and how can we lead the solitary life?’ I replied to t...
Scripture Readings ~ 13th Sunday after Pentecost
Today’s commemorated feasts and saints 13th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST — Tone 4. Sunday Before the Elevation of the Cross. Afterfeast of the Nativity of the T...
11 September ~ St. Deiniol, Abbot of Bangor
In Welsh-Deiniol, in Latin-Dainiolus and in English-Daniel. Deiniol, born in the early 6th century, was an important figure in the development of Christianity i...