Ten Thousand Places: Ignorant, Not Stupid : One day some old men came to see Abba Anthony. In the midst of them was Abba Joseph. Wanting to test them, the old man suggested a text fro...
Ten Thousand Places: Spirituality for Dummies : When the holy Abba Anthony lived in the desert he was beset by 'accidie' - lethargy - , and attacked by many sinful thoughts. He sa...
Ten Thousand Places: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep : When I call, answer me O God of justice! From anguish you released me; have mercy and hear me. O men, how long will your hearts be clos...
Ten Thousand Places: Corn Soup and Prayers : The brethren came to Abba Anthony and said to him, "Speak a word: how are we to be saved?" The old man said to them, "You ha...
Ten Thousand Places: The Internet is a Giant Bag of Sand : A brother in Scetis committed a fault. A council was called to which Moses was invited, but he refused to go to it. Then the priest sent so...
Ten Thousand Places: Blood to the End : The brethren also asked Abba Agathon "Amongst all good works, which is the virtue which requires the greatest effort?" He answere...
Me? If he was repentant and willing to face the consequences of his acts... yes. Unfortunately it's all too rare to meet such a person. I guess I still have some way to go before I meet the standard set for forgiveness as set by Christ himself which means like them, I am a work in progress. How about you? Would You Embrace a Pedophile Priest?
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Community of the Wrongly Accused: Feminist professors attempt to prove campus rape i... : Feminist professors and activists are having a conniption because 45 percent of all colleges with over 1,000 students -- a staggering numbe...
Ten Thousand Places: Mercy, Mercy in This World : I'm rooting around today in some of my older, book-publishing-related material, and stumbled across this talk I gave for the launch of ...
Ten Thousand Places: Saying Goodbye to 'My' : In liturgical music, based as it is on biblical faith, there is, therefore, a clear dominance of the Word; this music is a higher form of p...
Ten Thousand Places: The God of the Battle : Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel togethe...
Ten Thousand Places: Being Good and Making Good Are Not the Same Thing : Thou art indeed just, Lord, if I contend With thee; but, sir, so what I plead is just. Why do sinners’ ways prosper? ...