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Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Preface to Hans Urs von Balthasar – Gestalt und Werk BISHOP KARL LEHMANN AND BISHOP WALTER KASPER When Hans Urs von Balthasar suddenly left us on June 26,1988 the world lost a man of a stature seldom found today. No less a person than Henri de Lubac considered him the most cultured man of our […]
John And Charles Wesley
(Charles Wesley died 29 March 1788. John Wesley died 2 March 1791. Because Chad is remembered on 2 March, the Wesleys are remembered on 3 March.) The Wesley brothers, born in 1703 and 1707, were leaders of the evangelical revival in the Church of England in the eighteenth century. They both attended Oxford University, and […]
Perpetua And Her Companions
During a persecution of Christians under the emperor Septimius Severus, a group of Christians died together in the arena at Carthage. Their final days have been recorded for us in a document that is partly in their own words, and partly in those of an anonymous narrator (sometimes thought to be Tertullian). What follow are […]
Francis Of Assisi
Here are some thoughts written for a sermon on the Feast Day of St. Francis, 4 October, 1995. They’re not copyright. Feel free to reproduce, in their entirety, in any form. Francis of Assisi is, by general consent, the greatest Christian since Jesus. Pope Pius IX called him ‘the most perfect image of our Lord […]
St. Francis Day
Sermon by The Rev. Molly McGreevy SUNDAY OCTOBER 3, 1993 St. Francis’ Episcopal Church, Stamford, CT Today is your patronal feast day. St. Francis day. In a few weeks my parish in Greenwich Village, the Church of St. Luke in the Fields, will be celebrating its patronal feast. St. Luke’s Day. Two such seemingly different […]
Pascal
From: “James Kiefer’s E-Mail Relay” < BLAISE PASCAL, SCIENTIST, RELIGIOUS WRITER (21 AUGUST 1662) (1/2) Blaise Pascal died 19 August 1662. He is remembered on 21 August. Blaise Pascal was born in Clermont-Ferrand (45:47 N 3:05 E), France, on 19 June 1623. His mother died when he was three, and he was home-schooled by his […]
Mother Teresa – A Prayer
Subject: Mother Theresa – a prayer From: (NevFam) Before anyone asks why I wrote one for Diana and not for Mother Theresa… You asked for my hands that you might use them for your purpose. I gave them for a moment then withdrew them for the work was hard. You asked for my mouth to […]
Is Billy Graham A Fundamentalist?
(Nah… Fundamentalists can’t admit they’re wrong 🙂 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ More mellow man of God: Billy Graham If anyone is holier-than-thou at Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast, where Bill Clinton is expected to make the traditional presidential appearance, it certainly won’t be the Rev. Billy Graham. When the patriarch of American evangelism gives the closing prayer at the […]
The Value Of Christian Friends
(Philippians 2:19-30) Former Premier of New South Wales, Neville Wran, is a powerful communicator and media player with an eloquent yet simple manner. Speaking at the memorial service for his lifelong friend Lionel Murphy in October 1986, he said, "There used to be a good Australian word for the value of openness and equality in […]
Doug Gresham (C.S. Lewis’ Stepson)
Doug Gresham (one of C.S.Lewis’ stepsons, and the one that features in the various Shadowlands productions) is a good friend. He now has an email address: if you’d like it, email me with your reason/s for contacting him (he’s pretty busy) and I’ll pass your request for correspondence on to him… I promised some time […]
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