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One thing they asked of us

12 December 2013 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

One of my favorite sites, Internetmonk, has been publishing a series on pastors. Today’s post particularly impressed me for what they quoted. We often think of missions and evangelism as being basically (and some would say only) the preaching of the Word, the communication of the Gospel. But, when Saint Paul went to Jerusalem, there […]

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Lent without Easter

9 December 2013 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

6. There are Christians whose lives seem like Lent without Easter. I realize of course that joy is not expressed the same way at all times in life, especially at moments of great difficulty. Joy adapts and changes, but it always endures, even as a flicker of light born of our personal certainty that, when […]

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Why eyewitness accounts are unrealiable

8 December 2013 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/12/07/optical_illusion_shades_of_grey.html Please look at the link above before you make any comments. The link above will send you to an article that will help you to realize why the scientific method is so important. Part of the problem that we face today is the lack of confidence in scientific findings. Some of the problem is […]

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CS Lewis in his own words

7 December 2013 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

and One of modern Christianity’s most revered writers is C.S. Lewis. Above are two of his radio broadcasts from World War II. Note: though the person who posted these two claims they are the only two surviving radio broadcasts, that might be a slight exaggeration. C.S. Lewis, however, was not a modern American evangelical. He […]

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A hero of South Africa

6 December 2013 · by  Fr. Ernesto 4 Comments

During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people," Mandela said. "I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an […]

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Pope Francis and missions

5 December 2013 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

When Pope Francis wrote Evangelii Gaudium, he did not write simply about economic systems, but also about missions in this modern world and how best to present the Gospel. The following quotes come from his apostolic exhortation. 34. If we attempt to put all things in a missionary key, this will also affect the way […]

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Reality check on persecution

4 December 2013 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

In the United States Christians often have problems telling the difference between true persecution and feelings of not being liked. The chart above comes from here. Ms. Evans makes the comments that she has posted the chart because the yearly posts about the culture wars are breaking loose. I pass the chart on to you […]

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Patriarch Bartholomew, Pope Francis, and a simpler lifestyle

3 December 2013 · by  Fr. Ernesto 2 Comments

Recently Pope Francis spoke on economic systems. Because Eastern Orthodoxy is so much smaller than Roman Catholicism, the news media has missed that the Ecumenical Patriarch, BARTHOLOMEW, has recently posted some similar sounding sentiments. In November of 2013 he said: At first glance, it may appear strange for the leader of a religious institution concerned […]

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Magnificat anima mea Dominum — the joy of Advent

1 December 2013 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

Magnificat anima mea Dominum, et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salvatore meo — My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. During Advent, in both East and West, this great prophetic hymn of Mary is read in the churches. Whether Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Protestant, Mary’s hymn has become […]

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Oh, that dratted war on Christmas, again!

30 November 2013 · by  Fr. Ernesto 3 Comments

  The Thanksgiving weekend is not even over and we already have this year’s first salvo of the yearly complaints about the anti-Christian War on Christmas. The American Family Association has now proclaimed: AFA is calling for a limited one-month boycott of Radio Shack over the company’s censorship of the word "Christmas." For years, Radio […]

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