A Prayer for Peace
God of infinite mercy, we trust in your good purposes of peace for all your children. We pray for those who at this time face danger in defense of justice. Watch over those in peril; support those who are anxious…
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Tag Peace
The Spirit of Peace
I woke this morning to the news that the United States Ambassador to Libya had been killed in the uprising at the Consulate last night or early this morning. This is a horrible attack on our Country that seems to be sparked by a…
Pleading for the Persecuted
Originally Posted on Liberty MagazineBY: Paul Marshall On Friday, August 14, 1998, Samir Oweida Hakim and Kamer Tamer Arsal, two Coptic Christians, were murdered in the village of el-Kosheh near Luxor in Upper Egypt. Most of the local villagers believe…
Should the US Intervene in Lybia?
Yesterday, whilst reading my monring blogs, I was listening to a radio program. The topic of the drive time radio was Should the US Intervene in Lybia? Many folks called in with all sorts of answers and reasons and most…
Bullied to Death
Last Thursday on the Dr. Phil Show, Dr. Phil McGraw focused on school bullying and how we can deal with it. We were all shocked by the recent suicide of Phoebe Prince from South Hadley, Massachusetts. The Great and General…
One Word at a Time ~ Peace
In peace let us pray to the Lord. Lord Have Mercy. This is how we begin every Liturgical Service in the Orthodox Church. We begin with peace because if we do not have peace we cannot pray. True? In Orthodox…
September 11th ~ We Must Never Forget
Eight years on and what have we learned from the events of that day that changed our country for ever? We must never forget those that gave their lives on that day and those that have given their lives since…
September 11th ~ A Reflection
This is a repost from last year but fitting I think. Below is the text of a speech that I delivered last night in Southbridge on the Town Common at the September 11th remembrance ceremony. At 8:47 am on September…
Memorial Day
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Get Back Up
I heard this story just the other day and then someone sent me a link to the video on You Tube. You need to watch this and send it to everyone you know, this story is so inspirational. Be warned,…