Category Archives: Spirituality

Psalm of the Day

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I can’t help but post on Psalm 144 which we prayed tonight at Vespers.  I pray in Italian, which I find to be such a beautiful language of prayer, that I am afraid my English translation below really doesn’t do … Continue reading →

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Prayer and Fasting

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Deacon Bob

“Jesus, after having fasted for forty days and forty nights, was hungry”–Mt. 4:2 Fasting is one of those things I have never really learned to do well. Always seems painful.  Seems too often to be self-centered, in the sense that … Continue reading →

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A Bit of Marital Wisdom

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Deacon Bob

Men happily married for more than 10 years seem to come to a mutual conclusion:   “We need to quit trying to understand our wives!” Now, before I get a backlash from the politically correct among you, let me explain. … Continue reading →

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Human Dignity

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Deacon Bob

St. Leo the Great had this to say about human dignity (translated from the Italian): “…Sinful humanity has found again innocence, the old man caught in sin has reacquired new life; the outcast has received adoption and the stranger has … Continue reading →

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Attention Deacons!

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Deacon Bob

St. Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians has a verse that speaks to the heart of the diaconate. “We were so solicitous of you that we desired to give you not only the Gospel of God, but our very life, … Continue reading →

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A Lesson from Moses

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Deacon Bob

We read today from Deuteronomy in the Office of Readings.  God was talking to Moses right before his death on Mount Nebo.  God said: “You will die on the mountain which you are about to ascend….because you did not manifest … Continue reading →

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Poverty of Spirit and Diaconal Service

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Deacon Bob

A wonderful little book, Poverty of Spirit by Johannes Metz is jam-packed with theological wonders.  I have read it many times in the last 24 years, and will read it many times in the future. I would encourage all of … Continue reading →

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