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The Orthodox call it the Nativity fast. Unlike the fast of Lent, which is a preparation for Holy Week, the nativity fast is one of joyful expectation. We need to find the antidote for the spirit in us that kills all sense of expectation. Advent should stand for our refusal to let pessimism get in the way. In the face of the brute reality hitting the world today, we need not only diagnosis but some form of cure. We need to be awake, cautious about what enters our hearts, while waiting for the Lor... Read More
Politicians who are supposed to generate prosperity often put at risk the destiny of entire nations. The malpractice of governments is often the cause of social inequilibrium. In the past the feast of Christ the King was celebrated by totalitarian regimes that used religion to rubber-stamp their political ideologies. But nothing is further than the truth of Christ the Good Shepherd than that which serves to wound rather than to heal. God's kingdom is justice, love and peace; work in progress for... Read More
For the Lord Himself, with a word of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first . . . (1 Thessalonians 4:16). A foreboding pressure - like an ominous, palpable presence - spread over me. It pressed against my chest like a vise. I tried to push it away, but couldn’t move my arms. I tried to scream, but couldn’t open my mouth. I fought to force air through my lips, but my body refused to respond. I tr... Read More
In our faith-relationship with God, there is always some kind of risk involved. When one dares, one loses his footing momentarily but the one who doesen't dare loses oneself. Today's parable presents these two facets of risk. Two of the men in the Parable deiberately took the risk of investing their potential and it gave a fruitful return. The third out of fear and passivity, dreaded the risk and it proved fatal for him. The parable is about Jesus' outlook on life. The story clearly states that... Read More
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