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Abraham, Our Father in Faith.

13-Jul-10

In the endless self-repeating
Flows for ever more the Same;
Myriad arches, springing, meeting,
Hold at rest the mighty Frame;
Streams from all things love of living,
Grandest star and humblest clod;
All the straining, all the striving,
Is eternal rest in God.
- GOETHE
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The Vigil Readings.

09-Apr-10

I was mildly disappointed by the readings that got left out during the Easter Vigil this year - notably the sacrifice of Isaac and Ezekiel in the Valley of the Dry Bones.  Those are great readings!  I suppose the sacrifice of Isaac is not PC, but that’s no reason to leave it [...]

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