Catherine, my Catherine! You waited until the exact moment To call me forth to that Place of death and Life Upon which crucifixions and...

You leaders of the bodiless powers ... you divine ministers ...you guardians ...you protectors of mankind ...we humbly ask you to intercede for us before God ...to deliver us from the wiles of the evil ones ...to teach us how to defend the faith ...and to strengthen us so that we can protect those who need our sheltering love. Today is the synaxis (i.e., coming together to praise) of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers who are named in Holy Scripture and Holy

Place us under the protection of your veil Theotokos Like all those caves, grottos, and underground churches Which heard all the prayers...

When the night sinks with a rising moon Silence illumines the universe In it is found the flame of the Spirit And all those angels...

I know of the rain Its droughts and its drenches Its drops and its drizzles. I know of the rain It's soft and it's subtle It's hard and...

Beware of those kinds of priests. The ones who really worship Baal While they pretend to serve Christ. They wear their cassocks Swing their censers and Lead the services While they look with scorn At the people who light their candles And close their eyes to pray and prepare. You know that you know them. They laugh loudly in the enjoyment of the pain they inflict. And feast on the manipulations of Jezebel. They drink from the cup of Baal's blood And tear at the cornerstone of

Do you blaspheme the Holy Spirit? You better know the answer to that question because Christ made clear that it is the unforgiveable sin....

My Lord and my God I wake up each day Praising You Loving You Asking forgiveness from You. Today, as every other day before and after, I...

I was 26 when you died and Today marks 26 years since. It's surreal. Almost unbelievable. Half my life with you and half my life without...

I stare high up at the sky and I see you. I peer deep into the ocean and I see you. And yet, I do not see you. I heed the echo of the mountains and I hear you. I hearken to the stillness of the desert and I hear you. And yet, I do not hear you. When the wind blows across my face, I feel you. When the waves wash over me, I feel you. And yet, I do not feel you. Taste and smell are Like that, too. Known and yet unknown... Again and again and again. Still... I know You are near m