A Glimpse into the Future?
A report in the August 7th issue of The Economist offers what could well be a glimpse into the future of the American Church. “The void within” chronicles the sad state of the Roman Catholic Church in Europe. In desperate decline and plagued by sex scandals, the Church is losing ground faster than ever throughout […]
The Influence of Piety
The Influence of Piety August/Peregrinatio 11 August 2010 The holy man was reverenced with so great gratitude that where he remained for a time in a house, all hearts were resolved to practice the faith more strictly. – The Monk Jonas, Life of St. Columban (Italian, 7th century) And there was much weeping on the […]
Psalm 16:9-11 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
Psalm 16:9-11 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are […]
Holy unto the Lord– The First Commandment No other gods
Holy unto the Lord
Leviticus 20.22-26
“You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my rules and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out. And you shall not walk in the customs of the nation that I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I detested them. But I have said to you, ‘You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.’ I am the LORD your God, who have separated you from the peoples. You shall therefore separate the clean beast from the unclean, and the unclean bird from the clean. You shall not make yourselves detestable by beast or by bird or by anything with which the ground crawls, which I have set apart for you to hold unclean. You shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.”