The I.R has proposed three days of prayer and fasting prior to the election November 4th. Please participate. Read more

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… God knows your every need and heart’s desire, there is no aspect of inner self that is sheilded from His gaze. When you pray He knows what you want even before you ask for it. He knows what you need even if you don’t ask for it. He knows when your prayers are sincere or when they are a vain gesture. Sometimes when I pray this ‘awareness’ supresses me. The enormity of God overwhelms me. What can I possibly... Read more

… a good night sleep for me is a dreamless one. I’m plagued by vivid dreams. Last night was a doozy. I’ll leave it up to you to decipher its meaning. Jacob’s Dream, Ferdinand Bol c.1642 I was in the most beautiful church I’ve ever seen. It was an Orthodox Church with every inch decorated in iconography. The air was heavy with incense, it was so thick I swear I could still smell it when I first woke. The Liturgy... Read more

…some photos I shot at last Saturday’s Typicha service @ St. Basil. Read more

…form of, altar servers! Just having a bit of fun with Cory who blogs @ Ignem Veni… Read more

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… if you live in the Charlotte area St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Mission is meeting for vigil Divine Liturgy every Saturday at 5pm with confession beginning at 4pm. All Catholics of any ritual rite are welcomed to attend Liturgy and fulfill their Sunday Obligation and receive Communion. Read more

Saints Eulampia and Eulampius were brother and sister. They lived at the beginning of the fourth century in the city of Nicomedia. Eulampius became upset after reading the decree of the emperor Maximiam (284-305) sentencing all Christians to execution. Eulampius was horrified that the emperor was taking up arms against his own subjects rather than fighting the enemies of his country. The youth was brought to trial and commanded to renounce the Christian Faith. When he refused, they subjected him... Read more

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