Friday Frivolity: Getting the youth to Church
This is probably my favourite Lutheran Satire video to date…
"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
This is probably my favourite Lutheran Satire video to date…
Today’s Music Monday is a musical version of one of my favourite Old Testament stories. The song is “Carried to the Table” by Leeland:
Wounded and forsaken
I was shattered by the fall
Broken and forgotten
Feeling lost and all alone
Summoned by the King
Into the Master’s courts
Lifted by the Savior
And cradled in His arms
I was carried to the table
Seated where I don’t belong
Carried to the table
Swept away by His love
And I don’t see my brokenness anymore
When I’m seated at the table of the Lord
I’m carried to the table
The table of the Lord
Fighting thoughts of fear
And wondering why He called my name
Am I good enough to share this cup
This world has left me lame
Even in my weakness
The Savior called my name
In His Holy presence
I’m healed and unashamed
You carried me, my God
You carried me
Those of you who know me will know that I’ve spent the last few weeks with my head in a lot of books about Islam. You can expect some blog posts on various aspects of Islam in a couple of weeks.
However, today I would just like to share a short video concerning one issue within Islam which confused me for the longest time. We hear them mentioned quite a bit on TV, but what is the difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims? Dr. Shabir Ally answers…
My friend Joe Heschmeyer, a seminarian in Archdiocese of Kansas City, was recently on “Vocation Boom” on EWTN, concerning the subject of vocations…
Last night, the Eastern Orthodox Young Adult group in San Diego had their monthly meeting, led by Fr. John Strickland. The discussion that evening focused on the differences between Catholicism and Orthodoxy. I attended the evening, together with some of my Eastern and Western Catholic friends and I’m very pleased to report that it was a friendly and respectful discussion between brothers and sisters in Christ.
As you might expect, the subject of the Eastern Catholic Churches came up. To make up for whatever was lacking in my explanations, below is a link to an Ancient Faith Radio interview of Father James Babcock, an Eastern Catholic priest in Placentia:
“Let us love one another that with one mind we may confess…
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Trinity, one in essence and undivided.”
– Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
This week we concluded our current round of Theology On Tap. At the beginning of this series, Fr. Jacob gave a talk entitled: “The Francis Effect: Living the life of JOY!”. The audio is available below.
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