The Super Bowl and Morality
In my last post, I wrote about my favorite commercial from the Super Bowl, And God Made a Farmer. However, there were some pretty disturbing commercials as wel...
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And God Made a Farmer
I like football. I like football better when my beloved New England Patriots are playing, but I do love a good football game. Last night, like millions of Ame...
1 February ~ St. Bridget of Kildare
Also known as: Bride; Bride of the Isles; Bridget of Ireland; Bridget; Brigid of Kildare; Brigit; Ffraid; Mary of the Gael.Born in 453 at Faughart, County Louth...
Difficult Day on the Farm
If you have been following these pages for any length of time, you know that I have begun a small farm here at the monastery. Last year I was able to plant sev...
March for Life
Today in Washington, DC people are gathering from all walks of life to support life. I choose not to use the term to protest because that is not what they are ...
Orthodox Assembly of Bishops Remembers the 54 Million Innocent Dead
(AOB) – Forty years ago the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a decision, known as Roe v. Wade, granting a “right” for women of the United States t...
Bloom Where You’re Planted
When I first came to Southbridge, I listen to the stories that the parishioners told me about the founding and building of this church. The history of a parish...
Where are the Nine?
The Gospel of Luke 17:12-19 At that time, as Jesus entered a village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said: ...
Sermon ~ What Are Your Gifts?
We all have gifts. Some of the are physical gifts like the ability to throw a baseball at 90 mph, and some of them are mental, like curing some rare illness. ...