Witness, NM

Paschal Reflections on Creation “And God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth a living creature according to kind, quadrupeds, and creeping things and wild animals of the earth according to kind.’ And so it happened. And God made the wild animals of the earth according to kind and the livestock according to kind and all…

Paschal Reflections on Creation “And God said, ‘Let the water bring forth living, creeping things and birds flying above the earth in relation to the firmament of the heavens.’ And so it happened. And God made the very large fish and every life of living creeping things that the water brought forth according to their…

Paschal Reflections on Creation “And God said, ‘Let luminaries come into being in the firmament of the heavens for illumination of the earth and rule the days and the nights and make a separation in the midst of the day and in the midst of the night. And let them be for a sign and…

Paschal Reflections on Creation “And God said, ‘Let the water that is under the heavens be gathered together into one assembly, and let the dryness appear.’ And so it happened. And the water under the heavens was brought together into their assembly, and the dryness appeared. And God named the dryness earth, and the assemblies…

Paschal Reflections on Creation “And God said, ‘Let a firmament come into being in the midst of the water, and let a seperator be in the midst of the water.’ And so it happened, And God made the firmament, and God made a separation in the midst of the water that was under the firmament…

Paschal Reflections on Creation “In the beginning, God made the heavens and the earth. But the earth was unseen and unprepared, and darkness was upon the deep. And the spirit of God rushed upon the water. And God said, ‘Let light come into being.’ And light came into being. And God saw the light, that…

The Sunday of St. John Climacus “Then one of the crowd answered and said, ‘Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast…

Enter the Fiery Furnace “From its mouth go flaming torches;    sparks of fire leap out.Out of its nostrils comes smoke,    as from a boiling pot and burning rushes.Its breath kindles coals,    and a flame comes out of its mouth” (Job 41:19-21). We either slay our dragons or they consume us. I do not believe in Original Sin as…

Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross “He called the crowd with his disciples and said to them, ‘If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life…