How precious the gift of the cross, how splendid to contemplate! In the cross there is no mingling of good and evil, as in the tree of paradise: it is wholly beautiful to behold and good to taste. The fruit of this tree is not death but life, not darkness but light. This tree does […]
Archives for September 2008
St. Augustine of Hippo on the Cross
“As they were looking on, so we too gaze on his wounds as he hangs. We see his blood as he dies. We see the price offered by the redeemer, touch the scars of his resurrection. He bows his head, as if to kiss you. His heart is made bare open, as it were, in […]
St. John of Damascus on the Cross
By nothing else except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ has death been brought low: The sin of our first parent destroyed, hell plundered, resurrection bestowed, the power given us to despise the things of this world, even death itself, the road back to the former blessedness made smooth, the gates of paradise opened, […]
The suffragette movement
You might find the essay below interesting. Unfortunately the author is unknown. You can see the article and accompanying comments at http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/womenvote.asp ======== WHY WOMEN SHOULD VOTE This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago. Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go […]
Now, this is Divine Liturgy!
Follow this link to a YouTube video that is worth watching. A big thank you to Huw and Father T.
McCain’s speech
Well . . . . McCain’s speech was not an inspiring production. But, it was a good solid speech. Particularly, good were the parts during which he talked about himself. I learned more of the things about what makes McCain tick. These are things that are important to know, because when one is under stress, […]
Check your computer
Zombie plague sweeps the internet The summer saw a surge in the number of hijacked home PCs or “zombies”, say security experts. The Shadowserver Foundation, which tracks zombie numbers worldwide, said it had seen at least a threefold increase in the last three months. More than 450,000 computers are now part of zombie networks, or […]
Sarah Palin’s speech
I listened to Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech last night and was quite impressed by her oratorical skills. Not only that, but, as she reminded us, she had actually come through when elected governor and had truly taken on some vested interests even in her own party. She does still appear to have several shortcomings, but […]
The shock of the evening
I think I can safely say that the shock of yesterday’s Republican convention was the thrashing that Sen. Lieberman gave to Sen. Obama. To then go further, and to request that Democrats cross lines and vote for Sen. McCain must certainly be resounding through the Democratic party this day. It is payback in a big […]
Oh, the games people play
So, I had CNN on in the background yesterday while I worked on a recalcitrant computer. And, it was hurricane coverage unending. All of a sudden I found myself watching as they reported on the levees. Earlier, it had been said that the water was splashing over, so I was interested. The reporter said the […]
