Feb 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Is there a literal hell where the depraved are punished after they die? If so, what is it like? Is there a literal heaven where the righteous go after death? If so, what is it like? These are rhetorical questions that have been debated by sincere people who desire to...
Feb 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Address by His All-HolinessEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomewafter the Divine Liturgyon the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee (February 13, 2022) Call for Peace in Ukraine * * * Honorable Consuls General, Beloved children in the Lord, On this Sunday,...
Feb 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
This is a term worth knowing— “jury nullification.” It basically means a jury has the inherent power to nullify the legal guilt of any defendant when they sit in judgment. Simply put, they don’t have to convict, no matter how much the evidence points to the...
Feb 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Nahum: Faithful Prophet with a Fatal Flaw (as they all had). Kelvin Redmile Nahum was a faithful prophet who saw the “word of the Lord” come true – but how and in what way did it come to pass. Let’s read the book from the end to the beginning so we are reading...
Feb 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
I don’t know about you, but 2021 was a year unlike any other. Much more took place in my own world than “just” the pandemic. My soul literally underwent a bloody crucifixion. With that, I pray that “I” (my egoic self) no longer lives, but Christ (Jesus Christ of...
Dec 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s Advent. And as I wait, I wonder about what manner of good news I can anticipate? What manner of good news my neighbours can expect this time of year? (What with Omicron, Putin and delayed Amazon shipments!) Call me crazy, but perhaps we’ve truncated...
