Students sign petition to legalize FOURTH trimester abortion…
It’s tragic to see that there’s no thought involved here…
"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
It’s tragic to see that there’s no thought involved here…
To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to see Him the greatest adventure; to find Him the greatest human achievement
– St. Augustine of Hippo
This is one of the many reasons I love Pope Francis. A while ago, back when the Pope was visiting Rio de Janiero, the public saw the pope wearing something around his right wrist.
This series of beads is known as “chotki” or “komboskini”. It is a prayer rope, much like a rosary, whose invention is typically attributed to St. Pachomius in the fourth century and is still used today by eastern Christians, both Eastern Orthodox and Catholic.
One prays by the chotki by reciting “The Jesus Prayer” on each bead/knot:
“Lord Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”
Although typically 100 beads, they can vary. There are also sometimes additional beads with invocations of Mary (“The Theotokos“).
One of the first things I noted reading Pope Francis’ bio upon being a elected Pope was that he had strong connections to Eastern Christianity. It’s great to see him exposing the West to more of what the East has to offer 🙂
Time for some choral music: This is the Westminster Chorus singing Lux Aurumque
Light, light
Warm
And heavy
Pure like gold
They sing and sing and sing
To the newborn babe.
A long time favourite of this blog, Msgr. Pope, recently published an article looking at morality from an atheistic perspective. The list of questions at the end of the article are particularly good material to chew over.
I also recently saw this video on the same subject: