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A child said, What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands;
How could I answer the child? I do not know what it is, any more
than he.
I guess it must be the flag of my disposition, out of hopeful green
stuff woven.
Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord,
A scented gift and remembrancer designedly dropt,
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Happy Easter!
The following is an excerpt from an Easter homily by St. Melito, Bishop of Sardis (d. circa 180 A.D.):
When the Lord had clothed himself with humanity, and had suffered for the sake of the sufferer, and had been bound for the sake of the imprisoned, and had been judged for the sake of the condemned, and buried for the sake of the one who was buried ( Read more... ) -
Graduation Draweth Nigh
I feel slightly narcissistic for posting this, but it's going on the SLU Communication Department website, so I might as well give you all a sneak preview. The format of the questions was predetermined by the department.
The one thing I will remember from my education is...
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Jan. 11: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Today is one of my favorite "feast days" commemorating an event in the life of Christ. :)
"He was baptized as man--but he remitted sins as God--not because he needed purifactory rites himself, but that he might sanctify the element of water."
-St. Gregory of Nazianzus, The Theological Orations
The Third Theological Oration: On the Son (c. 380 A.D.)
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The Seventh Day of Christmas
I am posting this quote on the final day of 2008. I intend it to be for anyone who walked through unexpectedly painful times this year. We can go forward in hope, because the Incarnation proclaims that everything can and will be redeemed by Christ. :) Love and peace to you all.
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The God in the Cave
"This sketch of the human story began in a cave; the cave which popular science associates with the cave-man and in which practical discovery has really found archaic drawings of animals. The second half of human history, which was like a new creation of the world, also begins in a cave. There is even a shadow of such a fancy in the fact that ( Read more... ) -
Finally...
It only took me a week, but I've got an album of my trip to Marquette and Milwaukee, WI. :)
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Christmas Penitence, Christmas Cheer
I am preparing to send out Christmas cards to family and friends this weekend. It's always challenging to find a card that's "just right," and the fact that I'm picky doesn't help. All of it must come together--the right artwork, the right Scripture, the right message.
Although my Christmas cards will contain messages of peace, love and good will, ( Read more... )
