Hi! =D
I'm Steven. I'm a Catholic convert from Protestantism discerning a vocation to the priesthood.
If you want to talk, or have a question or prayer request, let me know.
I suck at tagging consistently, but these tags more or less sum up my blog:
There may also be an occasional fandom post, too (most likely from Tolkien or Doctor Who)
Brace yourselves. By the end of tomorrow, the Church Triumphant is about to get that much sexier. Oh yeah.
Kateri Tekakwitha and Pedro Calungsod seem to be getting most of the attention where I’m at, but I strongly encourage you to read up on all the seven “blesseds” who are about to be canonized tomorrow! I’ve attached links for your convenience.
Prayer is a great weapon
Prayer is a great weapon, a rich treasure, a wealth that is never exhausted, an undisturbed refuge, a cause of tranquillity, the root of a multitude of blessings and their source.
- St. John Chrysostom
The sins of others
He who busies himself with the sins of others, or judges his brother on suspicion, has not yet even begun to repent or to examine himself so as to discover his own sins…
- St. Maximos the Confessor
An Orthodox cross
Christians love one another
They never fail to help widows; they save orphans from those who would hurt them. If a man has something, he gives freely to the man who has nothing. If they see a stranger, Christians take him home and are happy, as though he were a real brother.
They don’t consider themselves brothers in the usual sense, but brothers instead through the Spirit of God. And if they hear that one of them is in jail, or persecuted for professing the name of their redeemer, they all give him what he needs. If it is possible, they bail him out. If one of them is poor and there isn’t enough food to go around, they fast several days to give him the food he needs.
This is really a new kind of person.
There is something divine in them.- From a report given by a pagan official, Aristides, to the Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD), who was seeking justification to outlaw Christianity.
I bought a few Russian Orthodox icons not too long ago. Since I don’t know much about them, I decided to do some reading.
The Mystical Language of Icons by Solrunn Nes
Praying with Icons by Jim Forest
