On Charity

I hope that everyone had a good, and profitable weekend. This post is on a topic that I struggle with all of the time. I'm almost hesitant to post this because it gets a little personal for me, but that is kind of the point of Lectio Divina. This post is not about charity in the modern sense, but about love.

On Suppressing Our Wills

Moving right in to the Lectio Divina for the day with no sly comments or witty remarks, just straight into the post.

On Guarding Our Thoughts

I managed to get to sleep on time last night, which lead to me getting up on time this morning. I had no pressing concerns, so unless there is some failure of my computer, this post should make it out on time. I'm still writing a few articles that aren't based off my Lectio Divina, but quality posts take a bit of time to flesh out - not that I could ever be accused of writing any quality posts. Anyway...

The Contradictions of God

 This morning's Lectio Divina comes from today's Gospel reading, St. Matthew 22:35-46. Not every day can be just the Prologue from Ohrid. I also have a few articles that aren't Lectio Divina in the works currently, I just have to get my thoughts onto digital paper.

Who is Christ?

I apologize, yet again for the tardiness of this post, assuming it will be tardy - we'll see how quickly I can type without typos. Life often gets in the way of the things that we want to, or need to do. This morning, my brother was running late getting ready for work, so he asked me to make him lunch. And then my browser crashed when I went to preview the post. So, anyway, here is my musings from today's Lectio Divina.

Updates from a Different Sandbox

There are some exciting updates that I want to share with you, my dear readers. Some are about the direction this blog is heading, and others are about updates in my life.

On Raising Children

Well, this one took a turn for me. I thought I knew the direction I was going to write this morning, but instead of covering a few different topics and tying them all neatly together, this Lectio Divina just kind of stayed the course.

The Tools of the Spiritual Craft

I apologize for the tardiness of this post. It was definitely a longer one for me to write out this morning, and I already had a late start. Today's Lectio Divina comes from The Rule of Saint Benedict Chapter 4:55-78

On Correcting those in Error

Once more into the incoherent thoughts that make up my Lectio Divina. This will be a shorter post as I only used one source for my writings - this time being the Reflection section of today's reading from the Prologue from Ohrid. As usual, my paraphrase will be first, followed by my thoughts and contemplations.

Did the Early Church have Women Priests?

I was going through my Google news feed when I happened across an article by LA Book Review called Recovering the Female Clerics of the Early Church. I only read a part way in to the article when I saw errors popping up left and right, and felt a need to revisit this topic on my blog - because when we encounter error we should fix it.

Enduring Wrongdoings

Once more from my Lectio Divina. I'm using a new journal to write out these thoughts, and this entry seems longer. So this post might be a bit longer than previous posts. I'm not complaining about that; I fully expect my writing and introspection to take a longer time the more I immerse myself in the practice and study of Lectio Divina.

I Finished a Journal

I finished writing a journal yesterday. It is kind of a bittersweet thing.

On Relics

When I was reading the Prologue from Ohrid yesterday (16Jan2022), the first thing that I read was about the chains of the Apostle St. Peter. In this paragraph on St. Peter I saw a verse from Acts that I had never really considered before, and that being Acts 19:12.

On Humility, Obedience, and Freedom

 Once again, this blog post comes from my Lectio Divina. I was unable to attend church today due to a migraine, so I stayed home and read. Also, due to the migraine, this post is appearing later in the day than I typically like to post.

On looking to the Next Life

 

This is another blog post that comes from my Lectio Divina. This is once again taken from the Prologue from Ohrid for today's date (14 January) and comes specifically from the Homily. This will have a large portion of paraphrasing of the Homily before finally getting to my thoughts and reflections.

On Ukraine and Alexandria

 So, the Orthodox Times has released an article of the Archbishop of Albania talking about the issue that has recently risen in Africa. For those who are not aware, please continue reading below.

On Contentment

 This blog post comes from my morning Lectio Divina. This particular one comes from the Homily from The Prologue from Ochrid for today the 10th of January.