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

Posted on August 1, 2014 by author

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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 had in mind liturgical chants, incense, and the mysteries of God rather than the nuts and bolts of bathroom plumbing. 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. St. Theophan was an Orthodox bishop, teacher, and, eventually, recluse who lived through the turbulence that embroiled Russia during the 19th century. As such, his words resonate with us today as we pass through our own period of turmoil and upheaval of the social order. 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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