HOLY SILENCE

As we begin the Nativity Fast, we are reminded to avail ourselves of the sacrament of confession. Why? While all the Sacraments, especially Eucharist, draw us back to the Lord, Confession specifically roots out the small, simple, insidious thoughts, words, and deeds that lead us down a path of distraction, bad choices, and long-lived maladies that cause us long term, if not eternal, suffering. So, let us together, look forward to the coming of our Lord who wills that each of

I live at the end of the road Literally. I live at the far end of an island Where the land gives way to water And that water stretches far and wide. First through a gulf Then to a sea Onward into an ocean. Every day I watch that water Lap at the sand, Break onto the rocks, and Rush over my feet I think a lot about where those waters come from And where they're going. They make me think of my own origins, My comings, my goings, and my destiny too. In that ebb and flow I hear a

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Sweet, succulent peace. We want you. We desire you. We yearn for you. Savory, satisfying peace. We hunger for you. We thirst for you. We...

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My dear St. Theoctistus of Sicily, you served God and His people by raising up a monastery that became a place of refuge, rest, and...

My Dear St. Thomais of Lesvos, you were pressured by your parents to marry and brutalized by your husband every day for 13 years (she...

In this homily from 29 December 2024, Fr. Thomas compares the biblical account of Herod's slaughter of the 14,000 innocent children in...