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St. Mary of Egypt 334-421 AD (Fifth Sunday in Lent)

As a young woman in the city of Alexandria, Egypt, Saint Mary became a prostitute. She did not do this because of necessity but to gratify her own lusts. After living this way for over a decade she decided to … Continue reading

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St. John Climacus (522-606AD) – The Fourth Sunday of Lent

On this day the church commemorates St. John of the Ladder. He is called this because he wrote a book on the human soul and journey called “The Ladder of Divine Ascent”, in which he compares this journey with a … Continue reading

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The Kingdom of God

We are all very aware that we live in “this world”, the world of labor, illness, fear, depression, etc. We seem to be very far from the Kingdom of Heaven, the Kingdom of God. We tend to think of heaven … Continue reading

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Saint Gregory Palamas

​All human beings have a desire for union with God. In some Asian religions, union with God means the dissolution of the human person into God. As the saying has it “The dewdrop (the soul) falls into the shining sea … Continue reading

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Cheesefare (Forgiveness Sunday)

In last week’s Gospel we were told that we would be judged by Christ at the end of time on the basis of how we helped people in need. This is quite challenging, but probably most of us try to … Continue reading

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