Great Lent

Great Lent is a time of reflection...introspection... Fasting also includes, fasting from idle chatter, gossip, lusting (eh)....if one can abstain from the stuff you adore, like kibbee, shish-ka-bob maybe one can think about one's faults, weaknesses, sins....even people you do not like...which is why we have Forgiveness Sunday...at least to make the gesture....and one can pray for one's enemies. Lent is a time to slow down...and fasting includes doing good deeds for others such as extending oneself to the wounded and the broken and the " least of the brethren."
More services...too concentrate on God..which in this society..as we know from the recent MTC initiative, is totally absent...Great Lent can be a creative time to not be "pharisaic" but gently humble..in approaching the Holy One....and making HIM more present in our lives......in another words....it is the time of hope that one can change their lives for the better...more human and more divine...

Response to MTC boards denouncing God...

MTC's announcement regarding ads that denounce God, make me and will make me laugh........if God does not exist, why does anyone waste so much ink and energy denouncing what does not exist...this is like the proverbial squirrel in a cage chasing the "nut" round and round...going no where. Who exactly are they trying to convince? Also, the secularists are working hard at leveling any divinity in life and guess what? Is our society better off with no accountability?

Look at the Wall Street greed...the killings in schools........the pre-pre-sexual activities........the disrespect and on and on goes the list of aggressive and inappropriate behavior by the youth of today. They live in a moral vacuum. Lawlessness is the result of no rules, no God, no accountability for one's actions.

This whole idea is repulsive.......it is like renouncing your parents and probably, those engaged in this so-called movement, have dysfunctional family relationships. It often goes hand in hand...Where there is no love, God is absent. So they reject God as they have been rejected. Darwin and Einstein both admitted that there is a mysterious force in the universe.........I believe, if there is no God, there can only be chaos. And by the way, at the moment of truth, like a life threatening disease...I have seen the most hardened person turn towards THE ONE! There is so much to write...wow.........it is said that an insensitive soul is already a corpse.........it seems to me, finally, that without God, a shell is built around the heart.........May He have mercy on those poor souls who live in a void...........

On Laughter

Tonight I visited a fellow sufferer...is there such a word...? One who has cancer..it was a lousy night, but I made the visit and when I walked into the house all was dark and sad. My funny machine went into full gear and I said to myself...no way! And funny stories and dreams came falling out of my lips and the house roared with laughter.........Besides prayer, nothing is so healing as
laughter ...it is a balm for the soul.....especially when it comes from down deep...and the story is true! To laugh at oneself and pass this on to others is a binding power...it connects soul to soul.....

Thoughts on being sad....

Throughout the past few weeks and even more, there have been so many good people, even saintly folks, who are struggling with cancer. Today, it really got to me, and mid-day, I came home for an hour or so...stuck myself under the covers and slept from sheer exhaustion of speaking and feeling with those who are suffering. Their pain is deeply felt by yours truly, especially, since I journeyed along this path, and know the sense of dread, that one feels when confronted with the possibility of mortality. And there are so many new families who are undergoing the trauma of cancer. A wounded healer reaches out to each and everyone of them with a prayer of hope for their victory over this dreaded disease. We will have a special prayer of anointing on January 31st mid day..... just to let everyone know of our love and concern.....It just makes me sad to see my friends in so much pain.....

Some American Thoughts....

Hello

For sometime, while I knew America needed a drastic change, I wondered about the level of experience of Barack Obama. The past few days completely changed my hesitation. First of all, the inauguration ceremonies and the massive joyous crowds was like a transcendent experience. As an American living in Canada, I was proud to see so many people come together to celebrate and to inaugurate a new era. His immediate decisive actions bespoke of a maturity beyond his years. The graceful touches towards the Bush family only added to the dignity which he carries himself. And it is nice to see a young family in the White House.....headed by two obviously intelligent and caring parents. May God protect them and bless the USA. Both are needed in these trying times.....Prayer!

St. George on the CBC

Hello all, For those who has not had the chance to watch the service filmed by the CBC here is a link to where you can watch it. The service was filmed January 11, 2009.



Enjoy!!

Keeping the Connection going...

Economos Antony talks about how he keeps the connection with people in the hospital....

Father's Morning Routine