Author: em6298

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  The Woman Who Became a Monk

  The Life of Venerable Mary (called Marinus) of Alexandria (6th century) The ship rocked gently in Alexandria’s harbor as a… Read more.

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  The Empress Who Restored the Icons

  The Life of Saint Theodora the Empress (died ca. 867) The young woman from Paphlagonia had dark eyes that missed… Read more.

• The Father Runs While the Crowd Cries Crucify

  Two Sons, Two Trials, One Love — A Reflection for Week of the Prodigal Son on 1 John 4:20–5:21 and… Read more.

• The Kiss That Wounds, the Kiss That Heals

  Between Betrayal and Return — A Reflection for Week of the Prodigal Son on 1 John 3:21–4:6 and Mark 14:43–15:1… Read more.

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  The Monk Who Fed a City

  The Life of Venerable Prokhor of the Kiev Caves (died 1107) The famine came in the third year of drought.… Read more.

• The Table That Waits for Traitors

  Blood and Homecoming — A Reflection for Week of the Prodigal Son on 1 John 3:11-20 and Mark 14:10-42 The… Read more.

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  The Girl Who Chose the Lions

  The Life of Saint Thecla, Equal to the Apostles (1st Century) The lions would not touch her. Thecla stood in… Read more.

• The Priest Who Waits at the Edge of Everything

  When Ancient Arms Receive the Wanderer Home — A Reflection for Week of the Prodigal Son on Hebrews 7:7-17 and… Read more.

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  The Emperor Who Chose the Desert

  The Life of Saint Theodosius the Great, Emperor of Rome (347-395) The messenger found Theodosius on his family’s estate in… Read more.

• The Empty Tomb and the Temple of Flesh

  Coming Home to the Body That Awaits Resurrection — A Reflection for Sunday of the Prodigal Son on Mark 16:1-8… Read more.