The Priestly Benediction

The Priestly Benediction

22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Say to Aaron and his sons, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them,

24 The Lord bless you and keep you:
25 The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you:
26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

27 “So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.”

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers%206&version=RSVCE


On the feast of the Ugandan martyrs

Who could have predicted to the famous African confessors and martyrs such as Cyprian, Felicity, Perpetua and—the greatest of all—Augustine, that we would one day add names so dear to us as Charles Lwanga and Matthias Mulumba Kalemba and their twenty companions? Nor must we forget those members of the Anglican Church who also died […]


Critical Piece on Jay Z’s new music service Tidal

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-05-28/why-jay-z-s-tidal-streaming-music-service-has-been-a-disaster


Superhost

          Uh-oh guys, we’re not going to be superhosts for long unless we get the Five-Star reviews up! A little help, please!


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Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of Gods grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all […]


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Alleluia! Alleluia! Blessed Jesus, make us rise From the life of this corruption To the life that never dies. May your glory be our portion, When the days of time are past, And the dead shall be awakened By the trumpet’s mighty blast! Tune: Holy Anthem 87.87 D Music: Saint Basil’s Hymnal, 1889 Text: Edward […]


I am the Christ

Who has anything to say against me? I, he said, am the Christ; I have destroyed death, triumphed over the enemy, trampled hell underfoot, bound the strong one, and taken men up to the heights of heaven: I am the Christ. —from a Easter homily by Saint Melito


Human efforts

[A]ll that men do to secure greater justice, more widespread brotherhood and a more humane structure of social relationships has more value than advance in technology. Gaudim et Spes


Fuel Filter for Elsie

Researching fuel filters for Elsie (the Land Cruiser)… Eventually I bought one from O’Reilly (because they have convenient online ordering and pickup is on one of the routes we go regularly…) But here’s the other one I found online in order to cross-reference if need be. I still haven’t installed the blessed thing.


The Path to Sustainability

3 Things You Can Do Today To Become More Sustainable