“Let us not be ashamed to confess the Crucified. Let the cross, as our seal, be boldly made with our fingers upon our brow and on all occasions: over the bread we eat, over the cup we drink, in our comings and goings, before sleep, on lying down and rising up, when we are on [...]
I no longer have internet access at home [for three weeks].
In some sense it is a relief only being able to access the internet and e-mail from work. For some unknown reason I feel the constant need to log on and check what is happening both in the CyberWorld and in the [...]
Very winter-like today. Rain [thank you God, we do need it!], low cloud, some mist and cool temperatures. From 37 degrees C to 15 or so degrees in a week and a half. I love Sydney.
Not that I’m complaining, mind you — I much prefer the cold: you can always put on [...]
Driving yesterday, I stopped at some traffic lights. A song, with a rather good beat and which I knew the words to, came on the radio. I then began to sing it, moving my head and upper-body to the tune.
After twenty or so seconds of this, I glanced out the passenger window [alright...I [...]
“Imagine how numerous is the Roman population; imagine how numerous are other barbarian tribes existing today, and how many of them have died during one hundred years; imagine how many have been buried during a thousand years; imagine all the people, beginning with Adam, to the present day; there is a great multitude of them. [...]
“Since for the goodness of God it was not sufficient to be occupied only with the contemplation of Himself, but it was needful that good should extend further and further, so that the number of those who have received grace might be as many as possible (because this is characteristic of the highest Goodness) — [...]
Luke 8:5-15 was our first Gospel reading today. The sermon focused on those who “having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience”. Most times I have heard preaching on this parable taken up with explaining more about those who didn’t hear, or who did [...]
A discussion on a bulletin board refreshed this in my mind.
We have the Sacrament of Holy Oil on the first Saturday of each month, after the Paraklesis, or Small Canon to the Theotokos (which is a wondrous service — soaked through with beautiful imagery. I’ll have to talk about it one day). This page [...]
I’m reading “Modern Orthodox Saints – #5 St. Seraphim of Sarov” at the moment. Reading about his life was inspiring, and I’ve just begun to read “A Conversation with the Saint” by Nicholas A. Motovilov. I recently read this and thought I’d share it:
“Of course, every good work done for the sake of [...]
Currently 36.3 C [97.34 F] at the nearest working Weather Station to me [Badgery's Creek]. Though it was 36.9 C earlier. Interestingly the City is hotter — usually it is warmer out here. Apparently this is the hottest October day on record, and is 16 C above average! I wish I [...]