[Aswat Masriya]Protesters torched the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters in Beheira's Shubrakhiet on Friday, eyewitnesses told Aswat Masriya.
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Headquarters in Beheira Torched
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Looking Up Towards the Sky
In an interview on his 115th birthday, Mr Kimura said he was not sure why he was able to live so long. “Maybe it’s all thanks to the sun above me,” he said. “I am always looking up towards the … Continue reading →
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Cassidy Buddhist monk finds Google Facebook might hold the key to eternal happiness
MOUNTAIN VIEW -- As I drove to the Googleplex to meet Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche, I was pretty sure I was headed to that place where worlds collide.I mean, the Rinpoche, as he's called, was a Buddhist teacher; a lama; a man of calm, introspection, meditation and deliberation -- a deep breather who lives his life searching for self-actualization and helping others in their journey toward the ...
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Three Dollars Worth of God
I heard this poem for the first time this week.What a deep reaction it caused within me.
I heard this poem for the first time this week.
What a deep reaction it caused within me.
What a sad description of someone who claims to be a Christ follower but only wants the bare minimum of Who He is and how He can change us. Unfortunately all too often I am that person.
Lord change me and my mediocre faith. Transform me into what you want me to be and not what I have settled for. Focus my attention on the glory of who you are.
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California’s Contribution to American Catholic History
By John M. Grondelski | A Visit to Carmel Mission for July 4th — and Blessed Serra’s Birthday and Feast Day |
Carmel, about two hours south of San Francisco, is one of the most beautiful places on the Pacific Coast.
People go there for the...![]()
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‘We Need to Be Active Witnesses of Our Faith’
By ARCHBISHOP CHARLES CHAPUT |
Archbishop Charles Chaput gave the following address at the Serra International Convention in Mallorca, Spain, on June, 22.
St. Paul once wrote that, “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile, and...![]()
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Do not be discouraged
If Satan fume and roar against you, whether it be against your bodies by persecution, or inward in your conscience by a spiritual battle, do not be discouraged, as though you were less acceptable in God’s presence, or that Satan might at any time prevail against you. No! Your temptations and storms that arise so [...]
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Peace deal with Palestinians to be brought to referendum, Netanyahu says
Israel will not compromise on security in a peace deal with the Palestinians, and any agreement will be brought to a vote of the people, Benjamin Netanyahu said following a meeting with John Kerry.
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Hindus in Pakistan victims of religious apartheid
Hindus in Pakistan are not "equal citizens of the state but victims of a religious apartheid", a new non-political organisation, the All Hindu Rights Forum, has said. The forum has been set up in the port city of Karachi in a bid to fight for due constitutional rights of the largest religious minority in the country, the Daily Times reported. Kishanchand Parwani, former member of the National ...
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China says 'religious extremists' behind Xinjiang attack
BEIJING (Reuters) - The deadliest unrest in years in China's western region of Xinjiang was carried out by a gang engaged in "religious extremist activities", state media reported, saying the group had been busy buying weapons and raising money. Beijing initially called last week's incident in which 35 people were killed a "terrorist attack". Xinjiang is home to the mainly Muslim Uighur people who speak a Turkic language. Many deeply resent what they call Chinese government restrictions on their culture, language and religion. Beijing accuses extremists of separatism. ...
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Pakistan Christian girl accused of blasphemy moves to Canada over security fears
ISLAMABAD - A Christian girl who was accused of burning Islam's holy book in a case that focused international attention on Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws was forced to move to Canada over security concerns, her lawyer said Saturday
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Eastern Catholics to commemorate St. Andrew of Crete
Denver, Colo., Jun 30, 2013 / 06:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Celebrated by Eastern Catholics of the Byzantine tradition on July 4, Saint Andrew of Crete was a seventh-and eighth-century monk, bishop, and hymn-writer.
Among Eastern Christians he is best known as the author of the “Great Canon,” a lengthy prayer service traditionally offered as a penitential practice during Lent. He is also venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, where he is better known for his writings on the Blessed Virgin Mary.
He should not be confused with a different “Saint Andrew of Crete,” celebrated on Oct. 17, who suffered martyrdom while defending the veneration of icons during the eighth century.
The author of the “Great Canon” was born in the Syrian city of Damascus in the mid-seventh century. He is said to have remained mute for the first seven years of his life, gaining the power of speech at age seven after the reception of Holy Communion.
Devoted to God from that time on, Andrew went to Jerusalem and entered the Monastery of Saint Sava when he was 15 years old. He went on to serve as a cleric of the Jerusalem Patriarchate, and was sent as a representative to the Sixth Ecumenical Council in Constantinople (680-681).
The council took up the monothelite controversy, a disagreement as to whether Christ had both a divine and a human will (as the Church teaches), or only a divine will. Though the question may seem abstract to modern ears, it was an important point, bearing on the reality of Jesus' full humanity.
In 685 Andrew returned to Constantinople, where he did charitable work for orphans and the poor, and served as a deacon in the great Hagia Sophia church. Around the year 700 he became archbishop of the city of Gortyna, on the island of Crete.
In 712, during a resurgence of the monothelite heresy, Andrew was forced to attend an illegitimate gathering in which the Byzantine emperor Philippicus Bardanes tried to reverse the decisions of the Sixth Council. Andrew's coerced attendance was questioned, but forgiven, by the reigning Pope Constantine.
Little is known about the rest of the archbishop's life, which ended peacefully, probably in 740. While his participation in the historic Sixth Council is important, St. Andrew of Crete’s legacy has more to do with his outstanding sermons and liturgical hymns, reflective of a deep interior life of faith.
The Great Canon, his most ambitious known work, takes around three hours to chant. It incorporates more than 200 full-body prostrations along with its many litanies, odes, and refrains. Surveying the Old and New Testaments, it stresses the urgency of repentance and conversion.
The service begins: “Where shall I begin to lament the deeds of my wretched life? What first-fruit shall I offer, O Christ, for my present lamentation? But in Thy compassion grant me release from my falls.”
“Come, wretched soul, with your flesh, confess to the Creator of all. In future refrain from your former brutishness, and offer to God tears in repentance.”
Interspersed throughout, is the Great Canon’s defining plea: “Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me!”
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Among Eastern Christians he is best known as the author of the “Great Canon,” a lengthy prayer service traditionally offered as a penitential practice during Lent. He is also venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, where he is better known for his writings on the Blessed Virgin Mary.
He should not be confused with a different “Saint Andrew of Crete,” celebrated on Oct. 17, who suffered martyrdom while defending the veneration of icons during the eighth century.
The author of the “Great Canon” was born in the Syrian city of Damascus in the mid-seventh century. He is said to have remained mute for the first seven years of his life, gaining the power of speech at age seven after the reception of Holy Communion.
Devoted to God from that time on, Andrew went to Jerusalem and entered the Monastery of Saint Sava when he was 15 years old. He went on to serve as a cleric of the Jerusalem Patriarchate, and was sent as a representative to the Sixth Ecumenical Council in Constantinople (680-681).
The council took up the monothelite controversy, a disagreement as to whether Christ had both a divine and a human will (as the Church teaches), or only a divine will. Though the question may seem abstract to modern ears, it was an important point, bearing on the reality of Jesus' full humanity.
In 685 Andrew returned to Constantinople, where he did charitable work for orphans and the poor, and served as a deacon in the great Hagia Sophia church. Around the year 700 he became archbishop of the city of Gortyna, on the island of Crete.
In 712, during a resurgence of the monothelite heresy, Andrew was forced to attend an illegitimate gathering in which the Byzantine emperor Philippicus Bardanes tried to reverse the decisions of the Sixth Council. Andrew's coerced attendance was questioned, but forgiven, by the reigning Pope Constantine.
Little is known about the rest of the archbishop's life, which ended peacefully, probably in 740. While his participation in the historic Sixth Council is important, St. Andrew of Crete’s legacy has more to do with his outstanding sermons and liturgical hymns, reflective of a deep interior life of faith.
The Great Canon, his most ambitious known work, takes around three hours to chant. It incorporates more than 200 full-body prostrations along with its many litanies, odes, and refrains. Surveying the Old and New Testaments, it stresses the urgency of repentance and conversion.
The service begins: “Where shall I begin to lament the deeds of my wretched life? What first-fruit shall I offer, O Christ, for my present lamentation? But in Thy compassion grant me release from my falls.”
“Come, wretched soul, with your flesh, confess to the Creator of all. In future refrain from your former brutishness, and offer to God tears in repentance.”
Interspersed throughout, is the Great Canon’s defining plea: “Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me!”
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Jesus vs. Elijah
By Tom and April Hoopes | User's Guide to Sunday, June 30 |
Sunday June 30 is the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Feast Days
On July 1, the Church celebrates Blessed Junipero Serra, the philosophy professor who longed to be a...![]()
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No no no no no Yes
Daily Office readings for June 30: Psalm 118 Psalm 145 1 Samuel 10:1-16 Romans 4:13-25 Matthew 21:23-32 Folks who know me pretty well like to give me a hard time at the number of things I've changed my mind and...
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If lay Catholics accept…
Religious liberty as an ideal sounds lovely. But in the abstract, it has very little power. It has political force only to the degree that ordinary people believe and practice their faith — and refuse to tolerate anyone or anything interfering with their faith. The current White House has a clear track record of ignoring [...]
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Arrested Vatican monsignor felt he could act with impunity: judge
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A senior Catholic cleric arrested in a plot to smuggle tens of millions of dollars into Italy controlled vast amounts of money and felt he could act with impunity because of his connections to the Vatican bank, according to a judge's investigative document. In the latest blow to the Vatican's image, Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, 61, was arrested on Friday along with an Italian secret service agent and a financial broker. ...
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The Manning Report Alert
Stock up on ammo: the jack-booted thugs are coming; and the revolution will begin in the early dawn hours. Free Congress, free the Courts, free the White House, and free America from the tyranny of Obama. Dr. James David Manning
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Shaw Festival Review: MAJOR BARBARA
Major Barbara is ultimately a contest between father and daughter for the other's soul. It raises many of the same questions and issues people today are struggling with and that have inspired modern social movements such as Occupy Wall Street and Idle No More.
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What You Missed In The News This Week: June 23-30, 2013
Our Top Stories this week include Bar Refaeli, Adam Lambert plus exclusives with Rick Moranis & The Neighbourhood.
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Confederations Cup 2013 Final Preview, Date, Start Time: How to Watch Brazil vs Spain Online Live Stream Football Coverage
Brazil vs Spain takes place in the Confederations Cup 2013 Final on Sunday in what will be the perfect showcase for the tournament for football fans around the world.
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