Author: em6298

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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.

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  The Healer Who Wrestled Demons

  The Life of Saint Parthenios, Bishop of Lampsakos (4th century) The boy who would become a great healer spent his… Read more.

• The Hollow Form and the Living Gift

  On the Poverty That Possesses Everything — A Reflection for the Week of the Publican and Pharisee on 2 Timothy… Read more.

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  The Girl Who Sent Roses from Paradise

  The Life of Virgin Martyr Dorothy of Caesarea (died c. 304) The executioner’s sword was already raised when the lawyer… Read more.

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  The Alabaster Jar and the Pharisee’s Ledger

  On Waste, Love, and the Arithmetic of Grace — A Reflection for the Week of the Publican and Pharisee on… Read more.