Sunday, January 29, 2012

New Novus Ordo Directives From The Vatican




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Roman Catholic Liturgical Aesthetics

Monday, January 23, 2012

Our Traveling Destination





Quo Vadis ?





Where we're heading...

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Everyone Says They Love God, But Not Everyone Wants To Deny Oneself, Lift Up Their Cross, And Follow Him...




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Mankind's age-old "love-song" for its Creator...

Friday, January 20, 2012

How Sin Drags Us All To Hell




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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Ever Had That Nagging Feeling That You Were Heading Straight To Hell ?




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The soul’s state beyond the grave is the continuation of its earthly condition... When the soul is kindled by the desires of the flesh, all these lusts accompany the soul into eternity, constantly devouring him, urging him to fulfill them in deed, even though he no longer possesses a material body as its tool, as was the case during its earthly existence, therefore enduring an even more unbearable burden than before, when these cravings, having been satisfied through the body, conveyed to the soul the illusion of their quenching, thus offering a false impression of peace and gratification. But immediately after the body’s demise, these lusts stir in the released soul a blazing flame of cravings and desires, which torment him just as much as excruciating thirst would torture someone passing through the Sahara desert without finding even a single drop of water... Every passion that the soul held dear, but is now unable to fulfill, will stir itself up more and more, growing stronger and stronger, tormenting him forevermore with increasing heat and power. There is no deliverance from this agonizing suffering caused by the never-ending growth of lusts and passions, since the soul is immortal, and unable to terminate its own existence.

Father Arsenie Boca, The Way of the Kingdom

Monday, January 16, 2012

A Stylishly-Elegant Foray Into Waltz And Astronomy For All You Geek-Orthodox Out There...




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A bit of art and culture for my refined readership...

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Aftermath of Advent and the Christmas Holidays




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Every Orthodox Housewife's Holiday Nightmare...