Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents, one of the ancient feasts of the Church. It appears in Rome probably sometime between 455 and 480, but may have been celebrated elsewhere earlier. It commemorates the events recorded in Matthew…
On the Third Day of Christmas
With Boxing Day behind us, the celebration of Christmas is done for most people, even those in the UK and Commonwealth. For Eastern Christians it is the last days of the three-day Nativity of Christ, with the rest of the…
On The Second Day of Christmas
Of all the days of Christmas, the second day has had the most durability as a celebration. It’s Boxing Day in the UK and Commonwealth with an extra day off for many people. In the Eastern Church it is the…
On the First Day of Christmas
During the Advent season, everyone posted so many things that one more meditation would have been lost amongst all the devotional content in the blogosphere. Of course, the problem with writing now is that everyone is Christmas-ed out by the…
Unicorns
A pre-kindergarten teacher recently attempted to explain to a child in her class that unicorns are not real. The teacher told her that it was because God didn’t create unicorns and that they were just pretend. First of all, it is…
Wish Me Happy Holidays
I have been informed by several friends that they have been making a point to say “Merry Christmas” to anyone who wishes them “Happy Holidays”. It would seem that some of them do it in such a way as to…
John the Baptist and the Dark Night of the Soul
A reflection on the Gospel Reading for the Third Sunday in Advent And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do…
Avoiding the Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees
Then Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees. …Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.…
Forgotten Heroes
How many great American heroes can you name? The list is probably endless. We have required classes in school to learn about American heroes. It’s a subject called History. We even have heroes that are given special days of commemoration,…
I’ve Experienced Where Obamacare is Headed
Surprise! Single-payer healthcare is here. No, no, you say, it’s just a really badly run government insurance system which no one can join that has forced the cancellation thousands of existing policies. But I assure you, this is just a…