Monthly Archives: September 2013

The Feast of the Triumph of the Cross

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Paul Wharton

[One might call today’s Feast of the Triumph of the Cross the most oxymoronic of feasts since triumph and cross seem to contradict one another and yet are placed side by side.  What seemed a complete defeat on Good Friday … Continue reading →

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TODAY IS The Feast of the Triumph of the Cross

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Paul Wharton

Who Holds the Cross of Christ? Pilate asked Jesus,  “Do you not know that I have power  to release you, and power to crucify you?” (John 19:10)  Pilate thinks he holds the cross of Christ. Jesus knows otherwise.  How we … Continue reading →

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St. John Chrysostom (347-407) ON PRAYER, I

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Paul Wharton

http://orthodoxmeditations.blogspot.com/2010/10/lessons-from-lazarus.html There is nothing more worthwhile than to pray to God and to converse with him, for prayer unites us with God as his companions. As our bodily eyes are illuminated by seeing the light, so in contemplating God our … Continue reading →

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Ten Lessons We Can Learn from the Agony in the Garden by Gary Zimak

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Paul Wharton

Over the course of our lives, it is inevitable that we will experience suffering. It is also inevitable that this suffering will cause us to ask many questions: Why me? What should I do? Is it okay to feel anxious … Continue reading →

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Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) ON PRAYER – II

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Paul Wharton

[This is the ? of a series of posts featuring a saint, mystic, or writer to include some of their thoughts on prayer as well as a prayer written by or ascribed to him or her.  Today is this saint’s … Continue reading →

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