- Written by Uriam Timiti
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Reading 1: NM 21:4B-9 Te Toa- Kaotakin te Kaibangaki/Exaltation of the Holy Cross
With their patience worn out by the journey, the people complained against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water?
We are disgusted with this wretched food!”
In punishment the LORD sent among the people saraph serpents,
which bit the people so that many of them died. Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned in complaining against the LORD and you. Pray the LORD to take the serpents from us.”
So Moses prayed for the people, and the LORD said to Moses, “Make a saraph and mount it on a pole, and if any who have been bitten look at it, they will live.”
Moses accordingly made a bronze serpent and mounted it on a pole,
and whenever anyone who had been bitten by a serpent
looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.
PS 78:1BC-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38(see 7b)
Do not forget the works of the Lord!
Hearken, my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth in a parable, I will utter mysteries from of old. R.
While he slew them they sought him, and inquired after God again,
Remembering that God was their rock, and the Most High God, their redeemer. R.
But they flattered him with their mouths, and lied to him with their tongues,
Though their hearts were not steadfast toward him, nor were they faithful to his covenant. R.
But he, being merciful, forgave their sin, and destroyed them not;
Often he turned back his anger, and let none of his wrath be roused. R.
Reading II: PHIL 2:6-11
Brothers and sisters: Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death,
even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your Cross you have redeemed the world. R. Alleluia.
Gospel: JN 3:13-17
Jesus said to Nicodemus: “No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.
Tibatiba: Ti taromauriko te Kristo ao ti karaoiroiko, ngkai Ko kamaiua aonteaba n am Kaibangaki ae Moan te Tabu
Eng n te bong ao ti a bon manga kauringaki iroun tinara te Ekaretia kakawakin te Kaibangaki are E tine iaona ao e mate iai Iesu ba E na kakoroa bukin kanakoana iroun Tamana ma i karawa ba E na kamaiua aonteaba. Bon aio te bong are ti riai n angina te Atua ara karabaraba ma ara katituaraoi ibukin ana baintangira ae moan te kakannato nako aonteaba ba bon Natina ae Iesu are E roko ba E na kaboira n Rarana ae moan te tabu ba ti aonga ni bane ni kamaiuaki.
N te moan wareboki ao ti kaurinngaki aroia te nat in I-Iteraera ngke mananga n te rereua ao a ninibaun n tangitang ibukin kanakoaia mai Aukubita ba angkoa a na mate n te rereua ian te kabuebue ngkai bon akea nimaia ao ibukin kanaia ae a taku ba e rangi ni buakaka man aki tikiraoi.Inanon ngurengureia ao a tia ni maninga aron ana tituaraoi ma ana tangira te Atua nakoia ngkai e kainamataia mai ian ana tautaeka ao tautoronakia irouia te barao ao I-Aikubita.
Ma e kauringira ikai te Atua ba ti riai n aki manuokina ana akoi ma ana tangira nakoira ngke E karuoa Natina ae Iesu ba e na anganira kororaoin te kamaiuaki ni matena iaon te kaibangaki.Eng inanon te kamauiaki ae ti anganaki ikai ao bon uoua itera aika kakawaki ba te kaibangaki are e tine iaona Iesu ao ai bon ana anganano Iesu are tauraoi n tine iaon te kaibangaki ibukin kabaraan ara bure. Ti riai ni kauringaki n te kaibangaki aron te kai ae tinebu ae ti riai n tabekia ao ni uouotia ni katoa bong ao iaon te kaibanga ao ti riai n nora aron rawawatan ara bure are e urua Rabatan Iesu ao e tine man tabekaki iai Iesu ba e na riki ba te tia bure are e maraki man ikoaki ao ni mate ibukira. Iaon te kaibangaki ao ti riai n nora makan ana kamaiu te Atua are kauka karawa nakoira. Iaon te kaibagaki ao ti riai ni bane ni katorobubua ao n atonga ara tataro n taromauri ni kangai;”Ti taromauriko Iesu ao ti karaoiroiko Iesu ngkai ko kamauia aonnaba n am kaibangaki ae moan te tabu.
- Written by Uriam Timiti
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Brothers and sisters: If I preach the Gospel, this is no reason for me to boast,
for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it!
If I do so willingly, I have a recompense, but if unwillingly, then I have been entrusted with a stewardship. What then is my recompense?
That, when I preach, I offer the Gospel free of charge so as not to make full use of my right in the Gospel.
Although I am free in regard to all, I have made myself a slave to all so as to win over as many as possible. I have become all things to all, to save at least some. All this I do for the sake of the Gospel, so that I too may have a share in it.
Do you not know that the runners in the stadium all run in the race,
but only one wins the prize? Run so as to win. Every athlete exercises discipline in every way. They do it to win a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.
Thus I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight as if I were shadowboxing.
No, I drive my body and train it, for fear that, after having preached to others,
I myself should be disqualified.
Responsorial Psalm PS 84:3, 4, 5-6, 12
- How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
My soul yearns and pines, for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh, cry out for the living God. R
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young—Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God! R
Blessed they who dwell in your house! continually they praise you.
Blessed the men whose strength you are!
their hearts are set upon the pilgrimage. R
For a sun and a shield is the LORD God; grace and glory he bestows;
The LORD withholds no good thing, from those who walk in sincerity. R
- Alleluia, alleluia.
Your word, O Lord, is truth; consecrate us in the truth. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: LK 6:39-42
Jesus told his disciples a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person?
Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior to the teacher;
but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher.
Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,’ when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter in your brother’s eye.”
Tibatiba: E aki kona te mataki ni kaira raona ni mataki ba muina ao a kai ni baka
N te bong aio e kauringira St Bauri ba ngkana ti kabuta te rongorongo ae raoiroi ao ti na aki kamoaira iai ma ti kawakinira ba ti taekina te koaua n tai nako ao tiaki te kewe ibukina ba ti kan kaukureia aomata ba aonga n ongora iroura. Eng ngkana ti aki taekina te koaua ao ngkanne ti na bon kairia aomata nakoin te mate ao ti na bukintaeka imatan te Atua ibukin kabuaan tamneia aomata.
Tariu ao maneu bon aio te rongorongo ae kakawaki inanon maiura aio. Ba ti weteaki nakon kabutan te rongorongo ae raoiroi ba aonga ni bane ni kamaiuaki. Ngkana ti reirei ao ti riai moa ni kabanei korakorara ba a na bane arora ni kona ni karaoa tabera anne. N te kataneiai n te takakaro ao e kakawaki ba ti na keiaki ni karokoia n ai aron ara tia katei ba ti aonga n tokanikai. Ba ngkana ti kabo n te biri ao ti riai ni kaeiakina ara kabanea n tamaroa ba e aonga ni moanna ao n reke kaniwangara. Ngkanne inanon kabutan te rongorongo ae raoiroi ao ti riai raoi n ata te rongorongo ae ti na reiakinna ba aonga n aki reke kaira ngkana e bure te rongorongo ae ti takeinna nakoia aoamata.Ngkana ti takeina te rongorongo ae raoiroi ao ti riai ni katotonga Teuare Rabatan te rongorongo ae raoiroi are bon Iesu ae Natin te Atua. Ngkana ti reiakina te rongorongo ae ti aki ataia ao ai aron ngkanne mataki ngaira. Are nanona ngkanne ba ngkana ti kaira temanna nakon te koaua ae ti aki ataia ke ni maiuakinna ao ngkanne a na reke kaira ao ti a na motikaki taekara nakon te mate ae aki totoki.
- Written by Uriam Timiti
Wednesday, September 9, Twenty-third week in Ordinary Time
First Letter to the Corinthians 7,25-31.
Brothers and sisters: In regard to virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. So this is what I think best because of the present distress: that it is a good thing for a person to remain as he is.
Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek a separation. Are you free of a wife? Then do not look for a wife.
If you marry, however, you do not sin, nor does an unmarried woman sin if she marries; but such people will experience affliction in their earthly life, and I would like to spare you that.
I tell you, brothers, the time is running out. From now on, let those having wives act as not having them, those weeping as not weeping, those rejoicing as not rejoicing, those buying as not owning, those using the world as not using it fully. For the world in its present form is passing away.
Hear, O daughter, and see; turn your ear,
Forget your people and your father's house.
So shall the king desire your beauty;
for he is your lord. and you must worship him.
All glorious is the king's daughter as she enters;
Her raiment is threaded with spun gold.
In embroidered apparel she is borne in to the king;
behind her the virgins of her train are brought to you.
They are borne in with gladness and joy;
they enter the palace of the king.
The place of your fathers your sons shall have;
You shall make them princes through all the land.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 6,20-26.
Raising his eyes toward his disciples Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours.
Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh.
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.
Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your reward will be great in heaven. For their ancestors treated the prophets in the same way.
But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.
But woe to you who are filled now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will grieve and weep.
Woe to you when all speak well of you, for their ancestors treated the false prophets in this way.”
Tibatiba: A kabaia akana a taonaki n te rawawata ba a na kabebeteaki
Tariu ao maneu iai tibangara ae kakawaki ae ti anganaki n te ewangkerio n te bong aio ba bon ana taeka ni kakabaia Iesu nakoia ake a taonaki n te rawawata n te maiu aio ba a na bon anganaki te kabebeteaki n te maiu ae na roko. E kaotia nakoira Iesu ba taian rawawata ni kabane aika reke iroura n te tai aio bon iai iterana ae ti riai n aki maninga ba bon te kakabaiaki n te tai ae na roko. Ngkana ti taonaki n te kainnano n aron te baki, te riribaki, nanokawaki, te bainikirinaki ao ti na bon anganaki te kukurei ma te rauaki ao te kabebeteaki nakon te tai ae na roko. Ti kauringaki ikai ba ti riai n tauraoi ni butimaai taiani kainnano ma maraki ni maiura aio ba boni ngaia ae a na anganira te karaoiroaki ao te kakabaiaki nakon te tai a na roko. Ba inanon te rawawata ao te kananoanga ao ti bon kauringaki iai ba ti na onimakina n tai nako te buoka mairoun Iesu are bon Ngaoa te Atua ae tararuaira ao E kakawakinira. Ngkana ti maiu inanon te kaubai ao te kimareirei n tai nako ao ti na bon aki namakina kainnanoan te Atua ni maiura ba t i ti taku ba ti kona ni karekei bai nako ao ti aki kainnanoa te Atua. Ngkana ti teimatoa ni maiu n te rawawata ao ngkanne ti na teimatoq ni kainnanoa te Atua ni maiura ibukina ba ti kainnano n tai nako.
Irarikin anne ao ti na riai naba n uringnga ba ngkana ti kan karekea ana karaoiroi te Atua inanon maiura aio ao ti riai ngkanne n noria raora aika kananoanga man kainnano ba bon ngaiia Rabatan Iesu are kainnanoa ara tangira ma ara buoka. Ba ngkana ti tangiria ao ti buokia aika a aki kona ni manga kabooi muin ara akoi ao ngkanne a na bon reke ara kaiko kaubai ngkai ibukin te maiu ae na roko.Ti na bane n tauraoi ni butimai taian kainnano ma rawawata n te maiu aio ba ti aonga ni bane n rauaki ao ni kabebeteaki n te maiu ae na roko i Karawa.
- Written by Uriam Timiti
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First Letter to the Corinthians 8,1b-7.11-13.
Brothers and sisters: Knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up. If anyone supposes he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
But if one loves God, one is known by him.
So about the eating of meat sacrificed to idols: we know that "there is no idol in the world," and that "there is no God but one." Indeed, even though there are so-called gods in heaven and on earth (there are, to be sure, many "gods" and many "lords"),
yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom all things are and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and through whom we exist.
But not all have this knowledge. There are some who have been so used to idolatry up until now that, when they eat meat sacrificed to idols, their conscience, which is weak, is defiled. Thus through your knowledge, the weak person is brought to destruction, the brother for whom Christ died.
When you sin in this way against your brothers and wound their consciences, weak as they are, you are sinning against Christ. Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause my brother to sin.
O LORD, you have probed me and you know me; you know when I sit and when I stand; you understand my thoughts from afar.
My journeys and my rest you scrutinize, with all my ways you are familiar. R
Truly you have formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother's womb.
I give you thanks that I am fearfully, wonderfully made; wonderful are your works. R
Probe me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts;
See if my way is crooked, and lead me in the way of old. R
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 6,27-38.
Jesus said to his disciples: "To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
To the person who strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic. Give to everyone who asks of you, and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back.
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit (is) that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, and get back the same amount.
But rather, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting nothing back; then your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
Be merciful, just as (also) your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you."
Tibatiba: I tuangingkami: Tangiria ami kairiribai ao karaoa ae raoiroi nakoia akana ribai ngkami
Tariu ao maneu e bon riai ba ti na moana ara kaikoiko ma ngkai ba a aonga ni koro kantokara nakon te tabo are ti bane ni kan roko iai ba ti na kaatonga iai kororaoin te kukurei inanon te mimitong ae akea tokina. Ngkana ti babaina te wanwana inanon maiura ao ti na riai ni kaikoi kaubai aika a na karekea te kaniwanga nakoira ae aki mamauna.
Tariu ao maneu n te bong ao ti kauringaki iai n te ewangkerio arora ae ti na kona ni moana iai kaikoan te kaubai ae aki kona ni mauna. Ao aio ti bon karekea man ana taeka Iesu nakoira ba ti riai n tangiria ara kairiribai ao ni karaoi makuri aika a raraoi nakoia aika riribaira. Irian aio are bon te tauraoi n anga n akea boona nakoia raora, te tauraoi ni kabarai aia bure akana bure nakoira, te aki motikitaeka ao te tauraaoi ni karaoi makuri n aki kantaninga bona mairouia ake ti angania. Aio bon nanon raoi karaoan te raoiroi nakoia raora ba te makuri are ti na aki taraia ba aia taraau tabeman nakoira ma bon makuri n tangira nakoia raora ae aki kaboaki. Ba bon akea te bai ae na reke man karaoan te makuri ae na ti na kaboaki iai ngkai ma bon te makuri are e na karekea nakoira te kaniwanga n te maiu ae na roko. Ke te makuri are na anganira te maiu ae akea tokina i Karawa.
Ngkana ti karika te tangira ba bouan ke aan ara makuri aika ti karaoi n te maiu aio ao ti bon kakaota iai ana tangira ma ana nanoanga te Atua nakoia tarira ma manera ao ti na bon kaikoa iai ara kaubai ibukin te tai ae na roko. Ba te tangira bon te Atua ao maiuakinan te tangira bon karaoan makuri aika a botau ma Nanon te Atua aika a na reke kaniwangara iai.
Ti na tauraoi ni kaburei maiura ibukin maiuakinan te Tangira are mairoun te Atua are e kaotaki nakoira iroun Natina ae Iesu. Ti tangiria ara kairiribai ao ti na karaoi makuri aika raraoi nakoia aika riribaira ba ti aonga ti aonga ni kaikoa kaubain te maiu ae akea tokina irarikin Tamara ae te Atua i Karawa.
- Written by Uriam Timiti
Book of Micah 5,1-4a.
The LORD says : You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, From you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel ; Whose origin is from of old, from ancient times.
(Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time when she who is to give birth has borne, And the rest of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel.)
He shall stand firm and shepherd his flock by the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD, his God; And they shall remain, for now his greatness shall reach to the ends of the earth;
he shall be peace.
Though I trusted in your mercy,
let my heart rejoice in your salvation.
Let me sing of the LORD,
“He has been good to me.”
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 1,1-16.18-23.
The Book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse, Jesse the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah. Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asaph.
Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah. Uzziah became the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amos, Amos the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile.
After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
Azor the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Messiah.
Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means "God is with us."
Tibatiba: Ko karaoiroaki ibuakoia aine Maria ao E karaoiroaki uan birotom ae Iesu
Tariu ao maneu ti na reitaki n te bong aio ni karinea tinara Nei Maria ao tinan Iesu n ana toa n te bong aio are bon ana rekenibong.Tao kam boni bane n ota ba e kanga n rineaki te bong aio ba ana rekenibong Nei Maria. Aio bon reitan te toa are rikin Nei Maria n Imakurata are bon 8 Ritemba. Ngkana e warekaki te namakaina imuin 8 Ritemna nakon 8 n Tebetemba ao e na boni koro raoi ruaiwa te namakaina are bon maanin te tei inanon birotin tinana imain ae bungiaki te tei.
Eng ti bon riai ni bane n neboa Nei Maria n ana rekenibong aio n aron ae ti kakaraoia nakoia natira ke ara karo. Bon aio katein aonteaba ae ti riai naba n angan Nei Maria ngkai boni ngaia tinara iaon te aba ao boni ngaia tinara ae te tia kawakinira i aonteaba ba ti na mena naba irarikina i Karawa ma natina ae Iesu.
Eng e bon riai ni kamoamoaki Nei Maria n aron are E a tia n anganna naba kamoamoakina te Atua ngke e rineia ibuakoia aine nakon ao E anganna te muioko ae moan te kakannato ba e na riki ba tinan Natina ae Iesu. Bon man biroton Iesu ao e a riki n iriko iai Iesu ao e bungiaki ao E a maeka i buakora. Bon man biroton Nei Maria ao e a oki iai te aro n natinaki nakoia aomata ni kabaneia ao e a roko te kamauiaki nakon aonnaba. Ti a bane n reitira ni kamaura tinara Nei Maria ao ni katekeraoia n ana rekenibong aio ao ti a bane n ana tataro ni kangai; “Ko na mauri Maria ae ko on n te karatia E mena te Uea iroum, Ko karaoiroaki ibuakoia aine ao e karaoiroaki uan birotom ae Iesu.”


The stories of the Bible clearly had a great impact on Nico Bulder. In the last few years of his life he worked almost exclusively on biblical scenes. This was also a result of his cooperation with the poet Jan Boer. He was going to provide twelve biblical scenes for their joint project. Unfortunately, only three were finished prior to his death although sketches were made for most of the other scenes. Many other biblical illustrations were made by Nico Bulder earlier in his career. These include paintings as well. The paintings of the Apocalypse are especially worth your attention.
However, Nico Bulder was also very interested in other classical stories and myths. We have included that art in this gallery as well. Therefore, we named this gallery “Saints, Myths & Biblical Art”.


Read: The Complete Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton. This single-volume collection includes five separate volumes of Father Brown stories, so I’m counting it as five books. And if you object, neener neener to you!
I rather liked the moral universe that Chesterton builds up over the course of the stories. Chesterton doesn’t pretend to be friendly to atheists, or to spiritualism, or really to any religion that isn’t Catholicism - but at least he’s fairly overt about his prejudices on that front. If you ignore his attitude that there’s only One True Faith, though, he has some wonderfully cogent moral points that he builds right in to the stories. Father Brown spends his time dealing with thieves, murderers and criminals of other assorted sorts - and the way he handles them in-story demonstrates just what Chesterton thinks one should do about sin and crime (not always the same thing).
I think my favorite moment is toward the end of “The Chief Mourner of Marne.” While it’s not the best story in the collection, Father Brown gets to make a fantastic point about forgiveness and charity. I won’t spoil the story by telling you the context of the speech, but the point is that it’s easy to forgive things that seem forgivable (for example, crimes of passion). Our greater duty, though, is to try to understand and forgive and offer compassion when the act seems unforgivable and even incomprehensible. That is true compassion - to be compassionate even when it seems impossible.
On a lighter front, I also loved the way that Father Brown is constantly trying to explain how the crime was done mid-story, but no one ever listens to him because he’s so quiet and mild-mannered. Hee.
By the way, if my keeping a reading list here will bother you, this is the time to speak up. I’m going to try to include capsule reviews for purposes of not being too boring, but I can’t promise I’ll always have time to write about what I’m reading. Writing about my reading is one of my New Year’s resolutions, though, so I hope you folks are interested in hearing it!


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I am a native Thai born into a Buddhist family, but I grew up as an orphan in a Christian orphanage and learned about God there. My mother died when I was about 3 years old and my dad went to the jail right after that, because he killed her. I was rejected by my dad’s family because they believed I was a curse since my family fell apart after I was born. My mother’s side did not want to have me in their home because my face resembled my dad.
When I was taken to the Christian orphanage, I learned about Jesus’ love through the actions of a particular missionary. I was so impressed by her love and sacrifice that even as a little kid I wanted to be a missionary one day to help others like she did.
Even though I grew up in the Christian orphanage, I also had struggles like any other young person. I backslid from God and did many things in following my sinful desires. It wasn’t until I met God on a more personal level in YWAM that I learned there was more to being a Christian than being good and going to church.
During my last year in college I came to the end of myself and did not know what to do with my life. I sought after God with my whole heart and cried out to Him. Sure enough God showed me the way.
During that time I went to do internship with YWAM Chiangmai as a translator. I traveled to many parts of Thailand with short term teams and throughout that time I felt that I wanted to have that kind of passion and love toward God like the members of the teams had. I wanted to see many other young Thai transformed for the Kingdom. I came to realize that life is not about drinking or eating, but it is about living a life worthy of God’s purpose for you. I realized that He created us in His own image to live in relationship with Christ Jesus, and to be the representative of Christ to lead other people to know this love once we know Him ourselves.
By God’s grace, He allowed me to go to the USA where I did a Discipleship Training School with YWAM in Colorado Springs and School of the Bible in Tyler, Texas. During that time God came to me and showed Himself to me. He helped me to get to know Him in the way that I never known before.
God gave me a burden to tell other Thai people about what He has done for me, and I know that He can help others the way He helped me, and even more. The Lord has changed my life and given me new glasses to wear to look at Thailand differently than before. New revelation and new understanding about God really opened my spiritual eyes to see things going on in Thailand that I never saw before.
After all these schools, I returned to my home country, Thailand, to serve God with YWAM Chiangmai. I served as DTS staff for many years and led a couple schools until 2006-2007, when I felt that it was time to start a new page in my life in my God story.
God lead me to start up a new ministry in YWAM Chiangmai. It has been truly humbling to see how God has opened up the doors, and is continuing to open the doors for Lighthouse in Action.
I would like to encourage the Thai church to rise up for God and to impact this nation. I would also like to invite individuals, teams from churches, college and high school groups, professional teams, anyone who loves to bless others to come, or to send your people, to serve with us. I would love for you to come and experience life and share life. To see for yourself how people can be blessed by you.
You can impact someone’s life just like I was touched by God through a missionary, and the teams that came through Thailand when I was younger, and desperately needed what they were able to give…the love and truth of Jesus.


The Loving Cup
One can interpret the term as san (holy) greal (grail). Question: what the hell is a grail, holy or otherwise? Ostensibly, it’s a vessel that held the blood of Christ. Many logically concluded that it was the chalice Christ used during the Last Supper. (“Drink, for this is My blood.”) Others see it as the chalice Joseph of Arimathea used to collect Christ’s blood on the cross.The Loving Cup
Before He died and resurrected, however, Christ turned to a fisherman named Simon and said, “Simon, you’re a real peter [Greek for rock – as in bedrock – as in foundation], and upon this rock, I shall build my church.”
“Fine,” Simon probably thought. “What the #$@! is a church?”
The question is an important one. There was no precedent for such an institution, and the disciples were undoubtedly clueless as to what it could be. Christ’s background in arcana would make it quite possible that He wanted to create something that would disseminate His secret knowledge to all of mankind, perhaps something analogous to a present-day university or club. As the first Pope, however, Simon-Peter, who like Christ was Jewish, conceived of the church as a new-fangled synagogue – i.e., a house of worship.
The Church has historically demonstrated its authority through pompous display. Christians have beautiful cathedrals and picturesque chapels on hillsides. In the past, they’ve reserved the right to sell indulgences and call for Holy War. They had Christ’s hand-picked successor as its founder. They would someday have all the televangelists. In fact, the Church seemed to have all the tools necessary to establish its claim as Christ’s sole agent on Earth.
But there were others who would claim Christ’s legacy for themselves. What did the other side have to establish its authority?
The Holy Grail. An item of reputedly alien manufacture which by its very nature gave the holder almost unlimited power.
As I stated earlier, ‘Holy Grail’ is only one interpretation of the word ‘Sangreal’. You can also read the word as ‘sang (blood) real (royal)’. This would imply that the blood was important, not the chalice that held it. It would refer to anybody who carried the blood of Christ, who inherited His royal blood from King David. Thus the phrase could apply to His children, or even to His wife, St. Mary Magdalene.
The term is probably a play on words. These alternative Christians know that ‘Sangreal’ has multiple meanings. The Church and its believers, however, understood only one: the Holy Grail. This would explain why knights and kings loyal to Rome searched in earnest for a chalice. If they could take away the other side’s main instrument of power, then they could reign supreme on Earth.
The Church’s problem was that the Merovingians had the loving cup, and were loath to give it up.
How did they get the chalice? If you ask them, they’ll tell you they got it the same way they got their royal blood. They inherited it. You see, the Merovingians claimed to be the descendants of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.


SAN DIEGO. – With great local talent, Moxie Theatre in the College Area is presenting, through May 29, an impacting and revealing production called Our Lady of Kibeho, inspired by the true and incredible story that changed a small town in Rwanda forever.
The production, which has been categorized as “the most important new play of the year”, presents a Rwandan girl who claims to have seen the Virgin Mary, but things don’t go so well for this chosen one. Her schoolmates ostracize her, label her disturbed and everyone refuses to believe, until the impossible starts happening again and again.
Skepticism gives way to fear, faith, and fate, causing upheaval in the school community and beyond. The Vatican even becomes involved.
For the actors, believers or not, bringing Our Lady of Kibeho to live, for the first time on the West Coast, has been “an incredible experience”.
“It is a huge honor, specially because it deals with such a serious incident”, said actor Vimel Sephus, who plays Father Tuyishime. “Depicting the lives of those individuals is also a great experience, I have learned a lot about their culture and story.
Steve Forehlich, who plays Father Flavia, a messenger from The Vatican, said he also hopes to be doing the story justice, but his greatest hope is that people who don’t know the story of Kibeho learn from it and inspire change in their communities.
“If people walk away interested then we did our job,” he said.
Our Lady of Kibeho is under the direction of Jennifer Eve Thorn, Moxie Theatre co-founder and associate artistic director. Tickets and showtimes at www.moxiethetre.com, or by calling (858) 598-7620.


An expression of a journey of discovery and recovery, through the use of “ex- votos”, also known as retablos, made to commemorate a miraculous intervention and to give thanks.
“The term “ex-voto” comes from the Latin “ex-voto suscepto ” meaning “in pursuance of a vow.” It may be used in reference to a painting, a plaque or any object placed in a church or chapel to commemorate a vow or to express thanks for a favour received. This practice, a religious gesture made in the face of death or a simple expression of gratitude to the Divinity, has existed since the beginning of time and was introduced into New France with the arrival of the French colonists.” Nicole Cloutier
In most cases, the ex-voto is signed and dated and in many cases, they tell a very touching personal story. The personal story is what makes them so fascinating. The ex-voto is most often left at a church altar. They are very public, yet very personal, professions of faith in a higher power and thanks for favors received.
Using a modification of the exvoto art form, the artist tells the story of a healing process that took place after a series of losses. Each painting is the visual expression of an epiphany (a divine manifestation), which helped to facilitate the journey of discovery and recovery.


I can't believe it's been over 3 months since I added a little note. What's wrong with me? It's called work, church, kids....in a nutshell...LIFE. ;)
Not complaining, though...
What's new? Work is busier than ever. Don't know if I've mentioned it, but I am an office administrator. I call myself the "official paper shuffler". I work for the regional office (sales & distribution center) of a national heating & air manufacturer. It's going on 9 years, and I still love it. I am blessed!
The kids are doing as well as they can be. My oldest ~~~~BIG NEWS~~~~ enlisted in the Marines ~~~ actually swore in on September 1st. He is scheduled to ship out 3 days after graduation in May. I think it will be great for him, and I am so proud that he's made this decision. My youngest, my youngest son....now he says he wants to enlist when he's old enough. Only God knows what the future holds for my sons. I have to leave it in His hands...if not, I'll just be a blubbering basket case!
Church ~ Once again, I know I'm blessed. I have a wonderful church home. I had to open myself up to finding one last year. God placed a wonderful friend in my life that invited me to the church. I prayed over it, then visited. I LOVED IT! I joined in April of this year. I have prayed that God would find somewhere for me to serve, and it fell in my lap in late August and September. I was on the committee for the annual "Block Party", which is a community outreach event. It was a blast! I was blessed by the process, and met some great new friends. I have involved myself in the church, and I know I am blessed. It is by no mistake that I am there!
Life ~ Life is wonderful. It really is...It is not by accident that I have a great home, a wonderful church home and friends and family. I will continue to strive each day to let all in my life know how much I love and care for them!


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Why are you here? What assignment does God have for you to carry out?
God put each of us on this planet to carry out a specific assignment. However, MOST people live and die without learning why God sent them here. This is true even for 'mature' and 'strong' Christians!
Journey To Your Calling chronicles the seven major phases of spiritual growth and development that we all experience with the Lord on our journey to answering His Calling. Everyone goes through these phases but your personal experience will be unique to you, and what the Lord wants you to learn. Regardless of gender, age or ethnicity, you will find this book compelling as a road map to help you uncover your life's Calling.
Take the "Journey"
1. The Journey is with the Lord to take the journey you must "DO the Book"! Do every step in every section of every chapter - as the Lord leads.
2. This book is your guide on HOW to Journey with the Lord.
3. The Holy Spirit must be your GPS throughout your journey.
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Through her writing, she chronicles her journey to finding her Calling in life and how the Lord helped her overcome obstacles that she encountered along the way. Every paragraph written by her is inspired by the Lord and intended to uplift and inspire you, no matter what trials you may be going through in life.
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The seven year long task of rescuing and restoring the stained glass windows from the deconsecrated All Hallows Church, Fellside in Kendal and relocating them into Kendal Parish Church comes to a conclusion in 2015. The final three windows depicting the parable of The Good Samaritan were stored in boxes in Cockermouth until Northern Lights Stained Glass on Highgate, Kendal took on the painstaking task of dismantling, cleaning and rebuilding them. The new home for The Good Samaritan windows will be in the north aisle of Kendal Parish Church alongside three windows depicting The Resurrected Christ which were relocated from the Fellside Church by Northern Lights in 2008.
The All Hallows windows were made during the 1870s in memory of Rev William Gregson Rigden, pastor of the parish 1865-1868 and were half the size of the Parish Church windows, so new sections needed to be designed and painted which would be in the style of the original. After a year restoring the last three windows to their original glory, work began painting the 1500 pieces of new glass which would make the Fellside windows up to the size of the Parish Church windows.
Sarah Walkley, who designed the new sections, said, “Victorian stained glass tended to be very ornate, with hundreds of small pieces of stained glass usually painted and silver stained. All the new panels needed to be in the same style of the original which meant many months of intricate painting. We think our new work is pretty much indistinguishable from the original and, hopefully, enhances it.”
Northern Lights added the new dedication: “A commemorative window from All Hallows Church, Fellside. In memory of all who worshipped there 1866-2002.”


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Blessed are you, Lord God, maker of all living creatures.
On the fifth and sixth days of creation, you called forth fish in the sea, birds in the air and animals on the land.
You inspired St. Francis to call all animals his brothers and sisters.
We ask you to bless this animal. By the power of your love, enable it to live according to your plan.
May we always praise you for all your beauty in creation.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, in all your creatures!
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( Note: I have seen many Atheists, Apostates and Muslims attacking the bible by basing themselves on misinterpretation about the Apostle Paul. Paul was never a False Apostle.)
"Another false idea is that Paul’s Gospel was different from that preached by the other Apostles. This view claims Paul preached a different Gospel because he refers to his message as “my gospel” (see Romans 2:16 and 2 Timothy 2:8) and in Galatians 1:11-12 he stresses he did not receive it from man but by divine revelation.
Another wrong view teaches that the other Apostles preached a partly legalistic version of the Gospel in the early period from the Day of Pentecost up until the time recorded in Acts Chapter 15. This latter view claims because Peter mentioned repentance as an accompaniment of receiving salvation through Christ in Acts 2:38-39 and 3:19-20 that this was a different Gospel from the one Paul later preached.
Such claims are misleading. Acts 15:1-34, Galatians 2:1-10 and 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 show Paul and the other Apostles agreed they all preached the same Gospel. 2 Peter 3:15-16 reveals the Apostle Peter totally approved of what Paul preached and wrote in Paul’s Biblical letters. The Apostle Paul also preached repentance as a part of the Gospel of grace in Christ Jesus (see Acts 17:30, 20:21, 26:15-20 and Romans 2:4).
Such ideas about Paul’s supposed different Gospel are similar to saying that because the Apostle John not once mentioned the word “Gospel” in the Book of John, 1 John, 2 John and 3 John, then this means John did not believe in the Gospel taught by the other Apostles and instead had his own form of teaching. John uses other Biblical expressions which mean similar things to the Gospel. For example, John spoke of grace in John 1:14, 16 and 17 and the kingdom of God in John 3:1-8.
Even though the various New Testament writers wrote with their individual styles and vocabulary, the Holy Spirit inspired them all (see 2 Timothy 3:16). They all preached one Gospel in differing ways. Paul brings out more fully the details and practical implications of the Gospel than do the Books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter and Jude."
"Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)" -Galatians 1:1


I’m so excited to finally share this post today. I recently went to Kansas City and photographed the wedding of my dear friend Mackenzie and her (now) husband Bud. This couple, as well as their families and friends, are such amazing, special, incredible people. It is a good, good thing to see God’s clear, abundant, joyful leading together of two that he wants to be one, and I got to be there with a front row seat. So on a beautiful, albeit windy November day, all the following loveliness and joy took place.
Before the ceremony, all the women associated with the bridal party read scripture and prayed for Mackenzie and Bud’s marriage. It was rich and full of emotion.
This is one of my favorite images from the entire day.
These two went all-out old-school, and didn’t see one another before this moment…
Your wedding was beautiful, Mr. & Mrs. Reynolds! I am eager to watch your marriage unfold in ways that lift up the Lord. Congratulations!


Since the death of St. Valentine in the first century AD, there grew a slow, but methodical following in the veneration of St. Valentine on February 14th. He was was canonized a saint for refusing to renounce his faith after being brought before Emperor Claudius. For that reason, he was ordered to be beaten with clubs and beheaded. The miracles ascribed to him were his having healed the deaf and blind. I believe the reason he is so widely connected with love and affection is that he also performed Christian marriages to those who were being persecuted by the still mostly pagan Romans at the time.
Geoffrey Chaucer, who’s widely considered the father of English literature first mentioned St. Valentine’s Day as the day associated with romantic love back while living in the High Middle Ages. During the 1700’s, the celebration of the day evolved into giving flowers, confections, and simple handmade greeting cards. Those cards would have heart shapes, doves, and sometimes cupids on them to represent true love and affection. In some European countries, there are St. Valentine’s keys given to those as a sign of being afforded the opportunity to unlock the giver’s heart. Since the mid to late 1800’s, the hand-created cards gave way to mass-produced cards which takes us up to where we are today.
Interesting isn’t it? To see how the canonization of one saint caused a tradition to be created and evolve over centuries in many different churches and countries is quite a marvel. Some historians, without documented proof, believe that St. Valentine’s Day was created to counter the pagan celebration of Lupercalia which took place in and around the 14th of February where it was believed to avert evil spirits, cleanse cities, and promote good health and fertility.
It’s too bad there isn’t the giving of the St. Valentine’s Keys tradition here in the United States. Can you imagine how much fun that would be for the young in love, and some possibly in lust, to be presenting a beautiful key to someone they adore? I think it would be a far more memorable experience in the giving of a key. How about starting a tradition where every year the husband is married, he gives a small 14kt gold key with the year engraved on it to be attached to a gold bracelet created for his wife representing every year of marriage? Whenever they go out on the town, she can show off her bracelet and let the world know how many years they’ve been married. And if the bracelet becomes too filled with golden keys, then the husband would have created, a long and very well made gold necklace which would allow for additional keys to be attached. Also, each and every year the key would be given, it would have engraved on it that particular year. The more I think about it, the more I like the idea. Many keys for many years of love, affection, and above all, fidelity. With the ways of many in our time, the commitment of simply being true to one’s spouse appears to be a daunting task.
Yes, I’ve likely loaded you up with far more info-mation than you’d have considered from me, but this is my take on the legacy of St. Valentine. Happy Valentine’s Day!


Religious pins are great for building a strong and united congregation. Custom pins allow a group of people to share their beliefs in a fun way.
Churches and religious groups have the dedication and earnest of any organization with a purpose. Churchgoers are passionate people and rightfully so. Religious groups are joined by a sense of belonging that is tied by their fundamental beliefs about the very meaning of life and the purpose of humanity. Custom religious lapel pins are a way for passionate group members to show group cohesion and affiliation.
Lapel pins are yet another way to reflect devotion and commitment to the higher power that all members aspire to. They are a way to immediately show or tell people where members stand, and what they believe in.
The pin can have a design with relevant artwork that is both inspiring and motivational; it can reflect a driving or underlying theme of the religious group; or it can highlight what makes one group unique amongst other groups. In contrast, it can highlight what forms a common bond with other groups.
Christian lapel pins can reflect common religious insignias that hold deep meaning, like the Christian cross, or they can be comprised of unique elements that only members of the group identify with. Pins may be customized for special church or religious events, crusades, or missions, or for the many different subgroups within the church, like the choir, or children’s church.
Pins can also be used to help raise money for a church’s activities or cause, like the renovation of the group’s building, or to assist with the group’s charitable activities, like the support of a children’s home. Lapel pins can be given to members of your church or religious group as gifts that recognize their work and support. Personalized lapel pins can reflect a variety of personal statements or convictions that members can relate to. Whatever the reasons, church lapel pins, with their ornamental value, are a great way to encourage or reflect a congregation’s faith and loyalty.


Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire,
which parted and came to rest on each one of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in different tongues,
as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.
The Apostles were the light in a dark time, sent to light up the nations.
When things look bright we (and certainly I) may be tempted to ignore the light. We take the brightness for granted, and turn away to other things, silly things, novelties, other interests, other faiths, and if we think about God at all it's just to think that He knows we're good at heart---if not in, you know, deed---and will reward us if we ever have to actually see Him.
When things start getting dark, though, we may realize how desperately we need that light, that we needed it all the time. We want the God who loves us, the one who showed the fullest measure of devotion to His creation by coming down and suffering with us for it. God's always there for us, but if we're not in the practice of seeking Him, listening for Him, it becomes harder to find the light.
I call myself a writer, but sometimes I can't put the words together to get these kinds of thoughts across. Fortunately, I don't have to.
Last March, Iraqi Christian refugees in Jordan sent a letter to Pope Francis---refugees who had lost everything, persecuted by the most vicious, evil, cunning force currently in operation on the planet. In the letter they wrote:
O Father, know that our faith today is much stronger than before. We are not afraid of anything because we are convinced that God is with us, and the Virgin Mary, Mother of the Savior hears our prayers and requests and resolves the problems we face every day.
This is in fact what we feel and live every day. We always thank the Lord, so that we can be reunited with him.
O good Father, simple and humble, we ask you to pray and act for us and for our wounded people in the Arab world for the forgiveness of our sins, so that the peace of Christ can reign. However, we want to pray first for all those who are the cause of all this evil and those wicked works.
We want to pray for all those who have shed the blood of many innocents, observing the laws of evil and darkness.
O Holy Father, we want you to pray so that they can repent before their Creator, so that they can become instruments of peace and love and no longer instruments in the hand of the Evil One, so that they can become true children of God.
We pray to our Loving Jesus, O Holy Father, that He will give you good health and good will and illumination so that you can continue what your predecessors initiated, from Saint Peter and Saint Paul down to the Saint of the century, Saint John Paul II and the rest of the disciples.
Finally, in the name of Christ we want to thank you for taking the time to read our humble letter.
We ask the Lord to give you strength and courage to be able to be always at the service of the poor in the whole world. May the Lord be at your side wherever you go. We thank the local Catholic Church and Caritas-Jordan for all the good they did for us, after our flight.
Say a prayer today for those who seek the light in darkness, and those whose only light in the darkness is the light of Christ.


Plans after graduation: 1. Continue as pastor of Eternal Life Mission Church in Horsham, PA 2. Spend more time with wife and three boys 3. Conquer the hills and roads of PA on my road bike
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
God has graciously given me chances to hold some teaching and instructing and course developing positions in different institutions, including WTS. May God alone be praised and worshipped in all my efforts to present God and His works according to His Word.
I am extremely thankful for my time at Westminster. Studying under the guidance of the faculty has allowed me to see how one’s academic endeavors are never separated from their spiritual formation. Their love for Christ and the church will be a constant reminder to cultivate an ever-growing desire to see Christ magnified in every […]
I entered the PhD program as a single and will be graduating, Lord willing, as a married father of three sons! My wife and I are applying to be MTW missionaries to Taiwan, where our families are from.


Now that you have your turkey planning squared away, it’s time to turn to Thanksgiving sides and dessert options, including Greek pastries baked by the food-focused congregation at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons.
If you have attended the summertime Greek Festival of the Hamptons–which draws hordes from all over Long Island, Astoria and beyond–you will know that these church members are serious about food. The congregation’s new Byzantine church building, nearly completed in Southampton, doesn’t just contain state of the art, LEED-certified elements, like solar roof shingles, motion-activated lighting, smart boards in the classrooms, and a massive copper dome and cross made by local metalsmiths. It also contains a gleaming commercial-grade kitchen, which room to turn out even more from-scratch spanakopita (spinach pie), tiropita (cheese pie), and baklava than the church already does.
The big food-focus is nothing special to the Greek Church, says Father Alex Karloutsos, who pointed to bread-breaking (and bread-making) traditions across faiths. Sharing food is an essential way to be friendly to strangers, he noted, using the Greek term “philoxenia” that is the opposite of the better known term, “xenophobia.”
But this church’s food programs are also practical. The church buys bulk feta, olive oil and other homeland specialties that congregants can purchase from an informal “gourmet” shop, and brings in celebrity chefs to celebrate the food traditions of Church members, who are Greek, but also Romanian and Russian. A corps of talky regulars gather weekly to turn out dolmas and finikia (honey-dipped nut cookies) for noshing after mass. “When we make it, we make a lot of it,” says Santi. Most important, the revenues from food sold throughout the year benefit the church’s charitable work throughout the year. It mobilized a huge effort–still ongoing–for Hurricane Sandy victims in New York City.
Recently, when I was confronted with a last minute potluck invitation, I grabbed a tin of tiropita and spanakopita from the Greek church that I’d picked up the week before and had in my freezer. Reheated at the party, it was an exotic hit and great last-minute convenience. Pick-up for Thanksgiving orders is this November 17 and 18. But these items are available for parties or the home pantry, year-round. Check out the full menu here. For more information, 631.283.6169 or firstname.lastname@example.org.


As you step into the year 2017
You will have no reason to cry over any of your loved ones..,
You shall receive favour in every areas of your life..
God's blessing will be your portion..
Your destiny helper will locate you..
You shall be a source of blessings to others..
Throughout this year 2017, your joy will never know sorrow..
God will visit you and your home in a new dimension..
Year 2017 is your year of testimony..
I proclaim joy, victory, happiness, breakthrough and all round success to your life this year..
Pray that the year shall be a prosperous year for you and your potential family.
I pray may all these prayers and wishes come to fulfilment in your life in Jesus name.
Wishing You Happy and a Prosperous New Year!!!
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Widows often find themselves in a tough place. Sometimes life is difficult for them financially, sometimes it is emotionally difficult, and other times, it is just physically difficult. Widowed women are often elderly, but this isn’t always the case. Caring for widows is an incredible ministry opportunity for the entire family because adults and children alike can look after widows and brighten their lives. Thus, it is a wonderful opportunities to teach your children how to care for others as the Lord does. Here are some ways to help the widows in your life regardless of their age:
- Offer Your friendship. Widows are often lonely. After a lifetime of doing life with their husband by their side, widowed women can find themselves very lonely. While your family’s friendship will never replace the companionship and love she had with her husband, befriending a widow can make her feel special and cared for. It also gives her something to look forward to.
- Look after their house. Widows can struggle to care for their homes. When things break, they may not know how to fix them or who to call. Fixing things around her house can be immensely helpful. Mowing the yard is another helpful way to look after he home. If you don’t have the time for these things, making sure she has access to reliable, trustworthy people who can do them for her is another way you can help.
- Offer transportation. As the widow in your life gets older, she may struggle to drive. Depending on the condition of her health, she may not be able to drive at all. Even if she can drive, she might appreciate transportation to Dr.’s appointments or to longer distance destinations. If you are able to help her out in this way, it can be very impactful on a woman’s life. Transportation time can also be used to develop a friendship with the widow and offer your support.
- Provide opportunities for them to socialize. Widows need to have the opportunity to stay in touch with those around them. Hopefully they are part of a local church where they can be connected and enjoy relationships with other Christians. However, if you are able, organizing an event specifically for widowed women can make them feel special and allow them an opportunity to connect with one another. This could be a card night, a dinner, or plans to go to the movie theater to watch a new movie. Whatever the event, just try to provide opportunities for the widows in your life to connect with one another and with others in the community.
- Be sure they are financially stable. While some widows are financially stable, others are not and struggle to pay their bills. Look out for the widows around you by making sure they are cared for financially. If you know of a widow who is struggling beyond your ability to help, consider asking your church to help out. Many people are more than willing to give if they know where to give to.
Hopefully now you are encouraged to reach out to the widows in your life and just love them like Jesus. These may seem like some very practical suggestions, but they often mean the world to the women on the receiving end of these gestures.


Catholic educators raised a strong voice for a school voucher program–and now that the state is starting one, schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis are quickly signing up, Courier-Journal.com reports. Most of the 80 schools approved so far by the Indiana Department of Education to receive public money to help families pay private-school tuition are faith-based schools, and most of them are Catholic schools, including six in Southern Indiana……Read More
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I love to work with people who believe that the best way to effect change is to just jump in and do it. Our kids come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, much of which is incredibly unkind. To involve yourself in the life of another and to witness the change God makes as a result of simply caring for these "little ones" is truly life changing. Paul tells us that we, as God's workmanship, were created for good works and as a Freedom volunteer, we just jump in and do it. God receives the glory, the kids find love and respect, and we get to be a part of the thing -- it doesn't get any better than that.


My husband has the privilege of pastoring a wonderful group of people who make his job of leading the church a blessing,not a burden. Not only do they express love for him, but for the children and me!
Since our church family is so good at loving and encouraging us, I thought I'd share some things that they do. Be sure to try some of these things to bless your pastor and his family!
Believe the Best
When you hear anything about anyone, believe the best rather than the worst as the flesh often would have us do. When people assume the best possible scenario, we are set up for success rather than failure. When people hear or see things and automatically assume the worst, we feel like a hunted animal—people are just waiting for us to mess up.
Let your pastor know that you believe that God has brought him to your church and will use him to do great things!
Let your pastor know that you support him and will stand with him as you move forward as a church to accomplish all that God has for you to do.
Don't Expect Perfection


This is the second visit on our new tour of cathedral cities. Salisbury (the first) was nice but Ely is even more pleasant - an individualistic and entirely unpretentious town.
The full title from the plinth is Mary Magdalene Recognises Jesus on the Morning of his Resurrection. The quote is the last paragraph of an article in the Guardian dated 10th September 2007. The rest of the artice follows with the next piece.
The Church of England is no stranger to bad art. Indeed, a religious commission can reduce an otherwise serious artist to feeble fakery. An earlier group by Wynne can be seen at Ely cathedral and it could be that the dean who commissioned the Lady Chapel horror thought he would be getting something similarly inoffensive. This 1963 piece, called Christ and Mary Magdalene, has been likened to the work of Giacometti, of which it is indeed a craven parody. Such weakness may be safely ignored, tucked away as it is in the south transept, but the thing in the Lady Chapel is a different matter. Where are the iconoclasts now that we really need them? citation
When I saw this, I did not realise that it was a permanent installation. It has the grace of an inflatable sex toy. The following quote from the Guardian is the rest of the article which started above.
For two hundred years or so, the Lady Chapel in Ely Cathedral was a shadowy vault lit by the wheeling daylight that filtered through its stained glass windows. Here the faithful came to implore the intercession of the Virgin Mary, mediatrix of all grace and mercy. Most of this great cathedral, envisioned by William the Conqueror as a bastion of faith shining out over the lawless fens, is Norman in construction and feeling, but the Lady Chapel, which was added to the complex of buildings in the 14th century, with its elaborate tracery and shallow pointed arches, is decorated gothic. Embodied in the impressive silhouette that is visible from miles across the fenlands is the whole history of the English church. Most of the cathedral is built of oolitic limestone quarried at Barnack in Northamptonshire. Peterborough Abbey, which owned the quarry, supplied the stone in exchange for 8,000 eels a year. Now both stone and eels are in short supply.
The spasm of iconoclasm that convulsed eastern England in the aftermath of the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539 left the main body of the cathedral more or less undamaged, but the shrine of St Etheldreda, foundress of the first monastery on the site, was smashed and the Lady Chapel was laid waste. The bigger figures standing in their stone niches were bashed to smithereens and the myriad smaller figures had their heads knocked off. A hundred years later, a more systematic campaign against Laudian innovations, led by William Dowsing, who was appointed Iconoclast General in 1643, stripped the Lady Chapel of its stained glass. At one point Cromwell stabled his horses in the cathedral.
For years the Lady Chapel stood open to the elements, and what remained of the delicate carvings of the interior was further eroded. Now windowed with clear glass, it is an impressively symmetrical, light, cool, uncluttered space, replete with tragic echoes of the lost hopes of the religious reformers for a new state of pure godliness in a world rotten with superstition, greed and hypocrisy.
The chapel's austere monochrome was harshly assailed in 2000 by the installation of a life-size effigy of a woman with raised arms. Half a ton of Portland stone was hoisted up on to a ledge, from which point the carved female figure dominates and dwarfs the whole space. It stands to reason that a lady chapel needs a lady, and here she is. You can tell she is Our Lady because she wears a full-skirted gown of electric blue. A colour less suited to her surroundings could hardly be imagined, unless it be the staring gilt of the belt slung around her hips and applied to the biggest hair since Dolly Parton. The bodice of the gown is no more substantial than a single coat of blue paint, so the breasts raised by the upraised arms are delineated in a manner more akin to soft porn than religious imagery. The Virgin is here depicted at the moment of conception, as she utters the words from St Luke's Gospel: "Behold the Handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to thy word," whereupon the Word was made flesh.
It takes what Italians call un bel coraggio to depict the moment of the Incarnation, but the sculptor, David Wynne, is not a man to boggle, especially when he has the friendship and support of that most powerful and discriminating patron of the arts, HRH the Prince of Wales. Wynne shrugged off the shock and distress of the faithful of Ely, ignoring remarks in the local media that the statue looks like Charlie Dimmock, in reference perhaps to its evident bra-lessness. Its nose is much wider and flatter than Charlie's, cheekbones ditto and its eyes appear distinctly slanted; it actually looks more like Genghis Khan in a huge blond wig. citation
I tried to seat GT on the right hand of Christus, but he wouldn't stay. There's a nice view the length of the cathedral including the roof on the right. Quote from Wikipedia
Hans Feibusch (15 August 1898 – 18 July 1998) was a German painter and sculptor of Jewish heritage who lived and worked in Britain from 1933 until his death. He is best known for his murals, particularly in Anglican churches. In all he worked in thirty Anglican churches (28 as a muralist, and two—including Ely Cathedral—as sculptor only) and produced what is probably the largest body of work in his particular métier by any artist in the history of the Church of England. wikipedia
There are plenty of tombs with effigies in the cathedral. I photographed this one because the subject appears particularly louche. It is Peter Gunning, a C17 Bishop of Ely. Quote from Wikipedia.
Peter Gunning (1614 – 6 July 1684) was an English Royalist church leader, Bishop of Chichester and Bishop of Ely.
He was born at Hoo St Werburgh, in Kent, and educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Clare College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow in 1633. Having taken orders, he advocated the Royalist cause eloquently from the pulpit. In 1644, during the English Civil War, he retired to Oxford, and held a chaplaincy at New College until the city surrendered to the Parliamentary forces in 1646. Subsequently he was chaplain, first to the royalist Sir Robert Shirley of Eatington (1629–1656), and then at the Exeter House chapel. After the Restoration in 1660 he was installed as a canon of Canterbury Cathedral. In the same year he returned to Cambridge as Master of Corpus Christi, and was appointed Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity. He also received the livings of Cottesmore, Rutland, and Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire.
In 1661 he became head of St John's College, Cambridge, and was elected Regius Professor of Divinity. He was consecrated bishop of Chichester in 1669, and was translated to the see of Ely in 1674–1675. Holding moderate religious views, he disliked equally Puritanism and Roman Catholicism. wikipedia


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We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. The Church We believe the Church consists of all persons who have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and made new creations in Christ Jesus.
We believe that "all have sinned and fallen short of God's glorious standard" and that through the death and risen power of Jesus Christ, all who believe can be saved from the penalty and grip of sin’s power upon their life.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Healer of the body. That all can receive healing in Jesus' name through faith.
We believe that our Lord Jesus Christ is the Baptiser in the Holy Spirit and that His Baptism, with signs following, is promised for every believer.
The Coming King
We believe in the personal return of our Lord Jesus Christ to receive to Himself the Church, and afterwards to set up His Kingdom, where all believers will live with Christ for eternity.
We believe that every believer can produce fruit of the Holy Spirit – Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness, Goodness, Faithfulness and Self Control.
We believe that the Church should claim and display gifts of the Holy Spirit.
We believe that God has given to the Church, Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers to build up each member of the Church and to equip them for the work of the Ministry.
We believe and practise the following Christ-given ordinances for His Church – Communion or the taking of bread and wine in memory of Christ’s Death; baptism by immersion in water for believers; infant dedication as an act of thanksgiving for a new baby and praying that they will grow to serve Christ in His Church; praying for those who are ill and anointing them with oil and laying hands on them as we pray.


I wandered around Instagram this morning looking for an amazing picture of the cross to compliment today’s post. Then I remembered my goal of documenting ordinary moments and realized the perfect object for a quick photo op sat right next to me on the table. This is Eli’s craft from preschool this week. Once again, I’m touched by their thoughtfulness and creativity in helping the children build meaningful gifts that teach them about our Christian faith.
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities, the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.”
-Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)
Have a blessed Good Friday, everyone.


Walking tour of the Old Town
Begin at the Barbican (north end of Old Town). Note the Florian Gate and the City Walls. Before going through the gate, see the Planty (a park surrounding old town). Walk down Florianska St, continue into Main Market Square (a great gathering place and people-watching area).
Check out St Mary’s Church. Its interior is stunning in maroon and blue and the altarpiece is exquisite. From the window of the tower, a bugler begins a warning each hour to the townspeople similar to the time when the Tatar’s approached in the 13th century and was cut down by an archer. Spend some time at the Cloth Hall, a 16th century Renaissance building which now houses a crafts market. Opposite the church is the Town Hall Tower. Climb to the top for a bird’s eye view of Europe’s largest square.
If time permits, exit the square at the southwest corner on Sw Anny. Ahead on the left is the Collegium Maius, the only surviving building of the academy where the famous scientist, Copernicus, studied. A bit further on the right is the sumptuous, Baroque St Anne’s Church.
Leave the square at the middle of the south end (Ulica Bracka) to a big red brick church (St Francis Basilica) and check out its Art Nouveau stained glass. Outside the church, turn right and look across the square to see the 13th century Dominican Church. Both were powerful monastic centers. Walk south on Grodzka. Continue on Grodzka to Saints Peter and Paul Church. This was the first Baroque church built in Poland. Next to it is St Andrews Church, built in 1086, which was the only building that survived the Tatar invasion of 1241 AD. Walk across the square opposite the two churches and then turn left on Kanonicza St (arguably Krakow’s most picturesque street) which leads upward to Wawel Hill. Tour the Cathedral, where monarchs were coronated and buried for four hundred years. The Sigismund Chapel, with its golden dome, is a remarkable Renaissance structure. Spend some time in the Castle with its Flemish tapestries and Royal Chambers and on the beautifully landscaped grounds.
If time permits, visit the Jewish Quarter (Kasimierz) which is a 20 minute walk from the Old Town (southeast of Wawel). Take Ulica Stradomiska southward from the castle. Take a right on Meiselsa then a left on Augustiariska to check out St Catherine’s Church, which is Gothic in design, then continue south and take a left onto Weglowa which leads to Corpus Christi Church, which is decorated in the Baroque style. Continue eastward on what is now Wawrzyrica out of Catholic (western) section of the district and into the Jewish section.
Go left on Waska to reach the High Synagogue. Turn left and immediately right to pass Izaak’s Synagogue and then to reach the Remu’h Synagogue and Cemetery. If the synagogue is open, the cemetery can be visited where you will see some interesting Renaissance gravestones.


For decades, Southern Baptist Convention leaders have not punished sexual abusers within a church, reports state. Also, the mouth-dropping report also stated the leaders also silenced and intimidated the victims of the abuse. The news comes out after a third-party investigator completed its report.
“Our investigation revealed that, for many years, a few senior [Executive Committee] leaders, along with outside counsel, largely controlled the [Executive Committee’s] response to these reports of abuse,” the report’s summary states. “They closely guarded information about abuse allegations and lawsuits, which were not shared with EC Trustees, and were singularly focused on avoiding liability for the SBC to the exclusion of other considerations.”
The findings allege that for about two decades a small group of leaders has ignored appeals by the abuse survivors who have been seeking help. The small group of leaders comes from an overall 86-person Executive Committee.
The report is 400 pages which are broken down into seven parts and two appendices. The investigation included 330 interviews and reviews of internal documents from the Southern Baptist Convention dating back to Jan. 1 of 2000. One individual named in the claim is former president, Johnny Hunt. He is being accused of committing sexual abuse to members of the church – including the wife of the Southern Baptist Convention’s pastor, on July 25, 2010.
Furthermore, the report states the Executive Committee leaders have a list of abuse complaints which has 703 accused abusers — 409 are believed to be connected to SOuthern Baptist Convention at some point.
As of now, there are nine alleged abusers who are still active in the ministry or connected to the church at Southern Baptist Convention, per reports.


Grace Presbyterian Church is located at State College, PA near the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State).
We are a…
- Body of believers seeking to worship our Lord in Spirit and in truth (John 4:26).
- Family of faith—in a covenant community of God's people who are concerned about people rather than programs.
- Developing church—serving a dynamic university town in the heart of Pennsylvania.
- Growing congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America—a church with roots in the Scottish Reformation of the 16th century and a mandate to proclaim the Lordship of Christ in the USA in the 21st century.
We believe in…
- Serving God is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ, who died to save His people from their sins (Matt. 1:21).
- The Bible is the totally reliable Word of God for all of life.
- Our purpose in life is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
- Our calling is to proclaim Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as the only "name under heaven, given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)
What you will find is…
- Consistently sound preaching of God's word, a simple focus on worship.
- Bible psalms sung a capella, and earnest prayer together as a family of faith.
- Confessional teaching of the whole doctrine of God's Word, as expressed in the Westminster Confession of Faith (1648), the great Reformed doctrinal standard of Presbyterian churches world-wide.
- Connected personal fellowship as we seek to grow together as God's children through involvement in the life of the church week by week.
Background drawing by Ellen McHenry 2005


- Lutherans Love The World Enough To Tell It The Truth October 31, 2017The take on confessional Lutherans is best described in a poor choice of terms I have heard too many times in my 20+ years as a pastor. When talking about confessional Lutheran churches, the word “strict” is the incorrect word used to describe them. Having started my pastoral career in Iowa, and first heard the […]Rev. Daniel T. Torkelson
- Defending The Sinner? August 24, 2017It’s been another long (too long) period since I posted. I could invoke the standard “busy” excuse but I myself have had little sympathy for it. We’re all busy. There is an old saying, “Want to get something done? Ask a busy man.” So I won’t bore you with that old canard. In fact, the […]Rev. Daniel T. Torkelson
- Sacrifice, Homeschooling, And Parenting April 5, 2017Genesis 22:2 “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” It’s been a couple of months now since our oldest son, Matthew, learned he was accepted at […]Rev. Daniel T. Torkelson
- Pro-Life: What Does This Mean? January 6, 2017I think I was somewhat unwittingly drafted into the pro-life movement. Not unwillingly. Just unwittingly. I grew up in a Lutheran Christian household. My parents both agreed they were pro-life. I remember my dad saying a few disparaging things about Roe v. Wade when I was a kid. I would argue they were not passionately pro-life, […]Rev. Daniel T. Torkelson
- Advent 1 Midweek Homily–Of The Father’s Love, St. 1 December 13, 2016Of the Father’s love begotten Ere the worlds began to be, He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending He, Of the things that are, that have been, And that future years shall see Evermore and evermore. LSB 384, St. 1 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of […]Rev. Daniel T. Torkelson
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Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, so that you can devote yourself to prayer; but then reunite again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. “Don`t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will be worried about itself. Enough for the day, it`s his own effort. Matthew 18:19-20, ESV Again, I say to you: If two of you on earth agree on everything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am among them. Bible Verses on the Power of Prayer & Power in Prayer Don`t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and prayer, you make your pleas known to God. Making Promises to God – From the Writings of the Old Testament Bible verses about keeping promises, keeping the Word, keeping His promises, and keeping the end of an agreement Bible verses on promises, vows, agreements, conformity in acts of prayer about promises, and the absence of promises or vows, arrangements and prayers in accordance and agreement in the prayer verses. Also contains inspiring and encouraging Bible verses about God`s promises to us. Because you said, “We have made an alliance with death, and we have an agreement with Sheol, if the crushing whip passes through it, it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and in The Lie we have sought refuge”; Again, I tell you: if two of you on earth agree on something they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. Bible Verses on Promises, Vows, Oaths, and Promises Think twice before you commit – First Pause, Reflection, and Prayer! Proverbs 20:25, VIN It`s a trap to dedicate a little too quickly and think about your wishes only later. Matthew 5:33-37, ESV “Again, you have heard those of old say, `Do not swear wrong, but do unbeth lord as you have sworn.` But I tell you, do not take any oath, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God, nor by earth, because it is his tracer, or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great king.
And do not take an oath to the head, because you can not make the hair white or black. Leave what you simply say “yes” or “no”; More than that comes from evil. » Bible verses on the power of words We talk about encouraging and inspiring Bible verses about God`s promises In us, God always keeps His promises – we can trust Him! Read more: Bible Verses on God`s Promises for Our Lives; God is faithful to His promises; Bible verses on trust in God; Bible verses about God`s faithfulness “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a master of the house who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.


What are some of the best Christian colleges for psychology?
The following Assemblies of God universities offer at least one psychology degree and have retention rates of 70% for all subjects. This data comes from the National Center for Education Statistics:
- University of Valley Forge
- Vanguard University
- Southwestern University
- Evangel University
- Northwest University
The list above highlights a few of the best Christian colleges for psychology, particularly for students wishing to attend an Assemblies of God (AG) college or university. All five of these AG schools have at least one program in the field of psychology and have retention rates across all subjects significantly higher than average.
Once graduates of Christian universities begin their careers, they may find that the type of academic and spiritual education they have attained will give them a distinct advantage within the field of psychology.
The reasons for this are varied. However, a job as a counselor or therapist requires patience, listening skills, and the ability to empathize with clients. It may be that students with psychology degrees from a Christian university are more prepared spiritually for the rigors of this job.
Let’s hear more about the field of psychology from Mark A. Griffin, who runs the Christian Business Consulting firm “In His Name” and blogs on the subject of Christianity within the field of business.
At the University of Valley Forge, one of the best Christian colleges for psychology based on the data presented above, our Bachelor of Psychology program equips students with foundational knowledge in the psychology, human behavior, human growth and development, and biblical education, among other key principles.
Kathy Caruso, Associate Professor of Psychology in the Behavioral Sciences Department at the University of Valley Forge, shares her thoughts about the potential benefits of studying psychology at a Christian university:
Q. What sets the psychology program apart at UVF?
A. I could speak on this forever! When I got to UVF I was determined to make this the best undergraduate psychology program in the area. And I think it is. Our alums come back and say they are better prepared for grad school than their peers from other schools. Our grads have also gotten great jobs in the field. These are varied positions–substance abuse counselors, case managers, and one graduate even had a Spanish language mental health program in Philadelphia for a time. We really care about our students and we want them to succeed!!
Q. How do you think students, particularly psychology students, benefit from attending a Christian university?
A. True counseling cannot be done without God’s intervention. He is the Healer. We are only His tools. At a Christian university you have the benefit of being exposed to both the Christian and secular view. In a secular institute you only get half of the training. Christian viewpoints are not always accepted at secular colleges, so being at a Christian college actually gives you more academic freedom.
Q. What should Christian students look for in a great psychology program?
A. Christian students should…look for a faculty with experience in the field and a university with the proven record we have in the workplace and in graduate school acceptance.
Q. Why does the field of psychology need graduates of Christian colleges?
A. Spirituality is a huge part of psychology. There are many, many clients of the Christian faith who will appreciate a Christian counseling worldview.
For more information about Mark Griffin, visit his website at http://inhisnamehr.com


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You of Little Faith
This year, the jurors tended to select small, portable pieces with a story. They said his piece displayed "integrity" and "simplicity".
Please stop by St Boniface Catholic Church this week to view his work.
St Boniface Catholic Church
629 2nd St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
There will also be a special music performance as well.
Thursday, March 29
Carl Schroeder will play his original work "Celestial Triptych" and Jonathan Pemberton's jazz ensemble will play contemporary liturgy.