3 Comments An Ancient Homily for Holy Saturday . . . The Lord’s descent into hell “What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and […]
Month: March 2013
Today, a great silence reigns on earth because the King is asleep
3 Comments An Ancient Homily for Holy Saturday . . . The Lord’s descent into hell “What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and […]
St. Patrick’s Breast-Plate: the powerful prayer of a powerful man
St. Patrick learned from Dichu that the chieftains of Erin had been summoned to celebrate a special feast at Tara by Leoghaire, who was the Ard-Righ, that is, the Supreme Monarch of Ireland. This was an opportunity which Patrick would not forego; he would present himself before the assembly, to strike a decisive blow against […]
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
2 Comments Behind the scenes at the Envoy Institute’s Apologetics Summer Camp I always look forward to some rest relaxation during the summer months, and the past several summers have proven to be among the best opportunities I’ve had to do that in a long time. That’s because each summer I have the privilege of hosting a […]