There are many things we know about Saint Nicholas and his life. We know he was born to a well to do Christian family in about 270 AD. Saint Nicholas is known through the centuries as a model of Christian love and caring especially of children. But that is not the entire story.
Entries Tagged as ‘Sundays, Feast Days, Other Days’
November 28, 2009
God Loves Him Because He is Lovable
This rich man (from Luke 18) is not interested in God. He is interested in doing the right rules perfectly. He wants to test Jesus not try to know him, not depend on Him. The one thing the rich man doesn’t realize, the one thing he doesn’t have on board, is the fact that God is already loving him. Already God loves him – not because he keeps all the commandments but because he is lovable.
November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving: The Last Sermon of Fr. Alexander Schmemann
The Last Sermon of Fr. Alexander Schmemann preached on Thanksgiving Day in 1983.
November 22, 2009
How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading about the rich man who wants to take his ease. Leo Tolstoy lends a hand with his short story “How Much Land Does a Man Need?”
November 19, 2009
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
On November 1st I walked into Target and there were Christmas trees up! It used to really bother me that as soon as Halloween was off the shelves Christmas would arrive. In the past I found the early Christmas displays and the radio’s 24 hours-a-day Christmas music kind of appalling. I was that guy who went around reminding everyone that the 12 days of Christmas actually begin on Christmas day. But something happened to me a few years ago.
November 15, 2009
The New Testament Challenge
The New Testament challenge: to read the entire NT between now and the Nativity of Christ. Includes a schedule of readings.
November 14, 2009
And Who is My Neighbor?
The lawyer was evading the Lord, the Lord’s teaching and his actual neighbor was by turning the Lord’s teaching into a theological discussion. Perhaps you’ve met people who seem to have a boundless capacity for theological discussions. I am convinced that sometimes that are an evasion tactic. – Hope you enjoy the post, it is a part of the sermon I am giving on Sunday.
November 13, 2009
Self-Accusation Game Plan
The Gospel for this coming Sunday begins, “And he, being willing to justify himself, asked him ‘And who is my neighbor?’” (from Luke 10:25-37) One of the most obvious and most difficult things the break free from is a “me and everyone else” approach to judgment. We almost never question our own motives and the part we play in difficulties / controversies. Someone troubles us and we say, “I have done nothing wrong.” I am completely innocent. But Dorotheos of Gaza says that if a man really examines himself, in the fear of God, he will usually find that he has given cause for offense, either by deed, word or bearing.
October 31, 2009
If They Do Not Hear Moses and the Prophets…
If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead. We are told 7 times in the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom to “attend.” Being attentive is the constant call of our Lord Jesus Christ. “He who has ears to hear let him hear!” It is the right time to open our ears.It is the right timeto listen.
October 24, 2009
You are a Royal Priest
How a restaurant consultant set a good example for us to share our faith and lives.
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