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Get Thee to a Monastery-“Christ at the Sea” Retreat

Posted on August 1, 2014 by author

Humility Lesson I am huffing and puffing because I just hauled a toilet upstairs at the “Christ at the Sea” retreat center where I am staying. Somehow, when I first thought about a short stay at a monastic-style mission, I … Continue reading →

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Book review-“Turning the Heart to God”-St. Theophan the Recluse

Posted on July 31, 2014 by author

Saint Theophan the Recluse, Turning the Heart to God, (Ben Lomond, CA: Conciliar Press), 2001 Father Ken Kasich and Iguman Iona Zhiltsov have done a commendable job of translating this slim volume (131 pages) into English from the original Russian. … Continue reading →

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Glory Days

Posted on July 24, 2014 by author

So, it’s been 40 years. That’s a long time since my old high school days, but it was surely good to see so many familiar faces at my reunion last weekend.

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