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Ever since the disciples on the Road to Emmaus, the hearts of believers have caught fire. Hearts on Fire includes words and images intended to spark inspiration, thought, wonder, laughter and prayer. Please feel free to share with me what has inspired you in your spiritual journey. It may show up on this blog.
I am a firm believer in the longstanding Catholic belief that "truth is where you find it," and that all things good come from God. From time to time there will be materials from other faith traditions.
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Monthly Archives: December 2012
A Prayer for the New Year
A Prayer for the New Year Almighty and Eternal God In the midst of all that is dark and icy In the midst of a winter’s day that grabs our senses with a cold beauty and yet fear of … Continue reading
Glory to God for All Things: An Akathist – Part 13
[“This Akathist, also called the “Akathist of Thanksgiving,” was composed by Metropolitan Tryphon (Prince Boris Petrovich Turkestanov) in 1934. A copy was in possession of Protopresbyter Gregory Petrov shortly before his death in a prison camp in 1940. Suggestion: Light … Continue reading
The Lighter Side of New Year’s Resolutions
HUMOR: The Lighter Side of New Year’s Resolutions Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. — Mark Twain on New Year’s Day: My New … Continue reading
The Scandal of the Babe-God by Tim Drake
If the wood of the Cross was the scandal at the end of Christ’s life, the wood of the manger was the scandal at the beginning. At Christmas we fully encounter the radical reality of Emmanuel – God with us. We’ve … Continue reading
What Jesus Could Have Said: “How Great It Was To See You” by Michael Seagriff
[WARNING: People who don’t care about MY OPINION should skip the next of the paragraph and continue reading the post. It won’t bother me a bit which is why I rarely offer my opinions about anything. Anyway…….I often cringe … Continue reading
A Prayer and a Song Before Bed
Glory to You, Almighty God, for You sent Your only-begotten Son that we might have new life. Glory to You, Lord Jesus Christ, for You became flesh and dwelt among us that we might become Your people. Glory to You, … Continue reading
A Mystery so Deep and Beautiful
A Mystery so Deep and Beautiful May this eternal truth be always on our hearts: that the God who breathed this world into being, placed stars into the heavens, and designed a butterfly’s wing is the God who entrusted his … Continue reading
Mystic Monday – The Mystic’s Christmas
The Mystic’s Christmas “All hail!” the bells of Christmas rang, “All hail!” the monks at Christmas sang, The merry monks who kept with cheer The gladdest day of all their year. But still apart, unmoved thereat, A pious … Continue reading
The Lighter Side of Christmas on a Silly Saturday
Christmas has to be a warm, well organised, caring, considerate, social occasion. So, it’s unlikely that a man could take responsibility for making it happen. For starters, the vast majority of men don’t even think about Christmas until Christmas Eve. … Continue reading