Growing up as a young man in the 1970's meant I heard some of the best music in the world! One song I remember that got the whole car singing along was the anthem "United we Stand" by the Brotherhood of Man. The chorus was "For united we stand,...
Listen as John Maddex of Ancient Faith radio introduces Fr. Barnabas and the new, live call in program Faith Encouraged Live Click Here to listen! www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/features/meet_our_new_call_in_host
I friend of mine is something of a daredevil. He loves those extreme sports we see on the internet or on some special TV sports report about such daring do. He thinks its cool to jump off a high cliff and then open his chute right before he hits...
Today is the Indiction of the Church Year. We begin again the familiar rhythm of fasting and feasting that baptizes our time and Christianizes our year. Once again we are given the gift of mercy and wisdom lavished on we who are unnaturally rebels. Being our own worst enemy, the...
Today, you only lack one thing that is hindering your life from fully knowing God's peace and joy. The temptation is to confuse the shallow symptoms of our sins as that one thing lacking. This is the error of the rich young man in our Gospel Lesson today. If we...
I knew a man once who loved to hear sermons about fire and brimstone. He was, himself, an indulgent man who wasted his life on behaviors that we should not talk about in polite company. And yet, every year he went to the annual "revival meetings" at a church...
Exciting News from our Media Outreach
Perspective changes everything. Just take for example the modern tendency to hold up the anti-hero as someone to be admired or at least respected, and sometimes, even cared for. This is especially true in several contemporary television series. From Tony Soprano to Walter White, it seems our modern media is...
Paul Laurence Dunbar, an American poet of the early 20th century, wrote a wonderful poem called "Sympathy" and the third stanza is powerful in it's pathos and beauty and heart-breaking truth: I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,When he beats...
I came to the conclusion a long time ago that I loved public speaking. I loved it because it allowed me to flesh out my ideas and communication tools with real people and get real time feedback about the effectiveness of those tools. Plus, it drove down deep the...
