Fr. Ted Bobosh
Psalm 137 above, a favorite of Christians for expressing lament and exile as we sojourn through this world, also contains verses of such vile violence that some will not read them. Even knowing that the literal interpretation was not the most common reading among ancient church luminaries, doesn’t always make it easy for the modern reader to apprehend how to pray some of these verses.
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Nun Cornelia (Rees)
On July 6, 2016, president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed anti-terrorism legislature. In the western press and Christian media, all hell broke loose.
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Fr. Stephen Freeman
A modern or contemporary Christian would generally see this as a quaint ceremony, perhaps going so far as to think that the Gospel book is being used to “symbolize” the hand of God (meaning nothing more than a psychological notion). But in no way would a contemporary believer think that God’s hand is actually in the Gospel Book.
Barronelle Stutzman loved doing custom floral work for Robert Ingersoll. He became one of her best customers, often encouraging her creativity.“Do your thing,” he would tell her when placing an order. And he loved what she did.
