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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Question of the Week: Has Your Faith Helped You in 2011?
What we mean by “faith” varies tremendously from person to person, from tradition to tradition. But whatever else it is, faith is the signifier of that relationship we have with our Deepest Truth, and most of us call that Deepest … Continue reading
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The SSI Blog is Growing!
Beloved St Stephen’s Family! Our blog is growing as our circle is widening, and I am inviting you to participate. The blog is our forum—it is the on-line Bible Study, fountain of opinions, exchange of information, and most importantly, a … Continue reading
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Father Frank’s Sermon: Christmas Present
Luke 2:1-20 I often wonder when we come to Christmas what you out in the pews are thinking. The cat leapt out of the bag last Sunday and suddenly the whole congregation knew that I was marking forty years that … Continue reading
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Advent Meditation for Friday, December 23: O Emmanuel
Community Humans live in groups, and honesty and candor are essential both to the health of the community and the individuals in it. What would happen if our public discourse took into account that we are all members of a … Continue reading
Advent Meditation for Thursday, December 22: O Rex Gentium
Guests We are all guests in the world, and all equally present in time. The most artificial distinction of all is the distinction between oneself and others. For practical purposes we make that distinction all the time. I am I; … Continue reading
Vaclav Havel, nominated for the Presidency reads out the names of Czechoslovakia’s first non-communist Government since 1948. Thousands of people gathered on Sunday, Dec. 10, 1989 in Prague’s infamous Wenceslas Square to bare witness to the success of their peaceful revolution. (AP)
Vaclav Havel, nominated for the Presidency reads out the names of Czechoslovakia’s first non-communist Government since 1948. Thousands of people gathered on Sunday, Dec. 10, 1989 in Prague’s infamous Wenceslas Square to bare witness to the success of their peaceful … Continue reading
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Question of the Week: How does the Church rate power?
Within hours of each other, two men of enormous power died. One was the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Il, who has kept a powerful hand on the throat of the North Korea that he and his family have dominated … Continue reading
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Advent Meditation for Wednesday, December 21: Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle; O Oriens
Worship The heart of worship is thanksgiving. It is not an accident that eucharist means thanksgiving. There are other things that worship typically includes: confession, adoration, supplication. But giving thanks is central. We can go nowhere where God is not. … Continue reading
Advent Meditation for Tuesday, December 20: O Clavis David
Meals What might happen if every meal we ate consciously as if it were a eucharist? A trait that runs in my family is grazing. My mother grazed, frequently stopping by the refrigerator or a cabinet to get a handful … Continue reading
Advent Meditation for Monday, December 19: O Radix Jesse; Feast of Lillian Thrasher, Missionary, 1961
Service Living life as if the pursuit of goods and recognition is its purpose destroys it. Perhaps the clearest call of the gospel beckons us to give ourselves in humble service to those in need, sickness, or some other adversity. … Continue reading
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