Blessed are the Pure in Heart
If you have been following these pages the last few weeks, you know that I have been preaching through the Sermon on the Mount found in the fifth chapter of the...
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Top Posts of the Past Week
Here is a list of the Top Post of this past week here at Shepherd of Souls Heartland ~ A Review Memory Eternal Metropolitan Philip The Goal of the Lenten Season...
Biblical Movies
This seems to be the year for Biblical movies and some block busters by all accounts. I am not a big fan of Bible stories made into movies; I believe that the ...
The Goal of the Lenten Season
At the conclusion of the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts that is celebrated on Wednesday and Friday nights during Great Lent, we hear this phrase, “to obtain...
The Preble Massacre
There is no doubt that life on the frontier was difficult. The ability to survive the harsh conditions meant the difference between life and death, and this wa...
Sunday Links Round Up
Here are a few interesting stories from the past week Inside Higher ~ Ed A Broader History Ph.D. OCP ~ Funeral Arrangements for Metropolitan Philip Journal of t...
Top Posts of the Past Week
Here is a list of the top posts here at Shepherd of Souls this past week Heartland ~ A Review Memory Eternal Metropolitan Philip Jesus and the St. Patrick’...
Memory Eternal Metropolitan Philip
Last night I was scanning through some posts on Facebook when the falling asleep of Metropolitan Philip was announced. As with all things social media related,...
A New Look At Suffering
I do not have a very high threshold for pain; in fact I am a wimp when it comes to pain and sickness. I don’t know, maybe it is this low threshold or tha...
Jesus and the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
If you live in Boston then you know what a big deal Saint Patrick’s Day is. As the old saying goes, “everyone is Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day.” If you have be...