Brother Andrew’s Life Profession
The Byzantine Catholic monastery (comparatively) near my parish recently celebrated the life profession of Brother Andrew:
"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
The Byzantine Catholic monastery (comparatively) near my parish recently celebrated the life profession of Brother Andrew:
Continuing my Jack London quotation binge…
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
– Jack London
Your grace will never be forgot
Your mercy all my life
Will be my soul’s forever song
My story and my light
From mountaintop to valley low
Through laughter and through tears
Surely the goodness of my God
Will follow all the years
For all that You have done, for us
For every battle won
We’ll raise a song to bless Your heart
For all that You have done
In all our failures and regrets
You’ve always led us home
Redemption’s arm has raised us up
Our triumph in the storm
In unity we’ll stand as one
As family we’ll go
Shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand
A few of months ago I wrote a post which looked at the shift in teaching about contraception among the Eastern Orthodox. There are, however, voices in the Orthodox Church who still hold to the traditional opposition to contraception. One example of this is the following booklet which outlines why all Orthodox should oppose it: