May 19, 2012

May 7, 2012

Saint John Climacus writes in The Ladder that the beginning of prayer consists in chasing away invading thoughts…

May 1, 2012

Kitchen with a view. Feels like you’re cooking outside under the trees! (via green renaissance)

Apr 29, 2012

Live without pretending, love without depending, listen without defending and speak without offending.   Source: floating about the Internet for years.</>

Apr 25, 2012

Glory be to God for dappled things— For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow...

Apr 25, 2012

Lord, Thou knowest better than I know myself that I am growing older and will some day be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion...

Apr 25, 2012

Today at STV: In a move which is unlikely to set pulses racing, the Perthshire village and the Oregon logging town are discussing linking to become Dull and Boring. Locals from around the Dull area became aware of equally-unfortunately named US town and decided to pursue a formal link-up. More info and dull...

Apr 25, 2012

In his De Vita Contemplativa the Alexandrian Philo makes an extremely remarkable description of an ascetic community with which he was familiar and which was settled not far from Alexandria...

Apr 23, 2012

Great reader for the text? Or best reader for the text?

Apr 23, 2012

A group of pastors and former youth ministry leaders suggest that today's youth ministries should be disbanded...