by ccvadmin | May 27, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 250 (May 27, 2021) One of the greatest science fiction novels of all time is Frank Herbert’s 1965 masterpiece Dune—a story not only replete with action but also philosophical, psychological, political, and theological insights, including this...
by ccvadmin | May 26, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 249 (May 26, 2021) In his powerful book Abba’s Child the late Brennan Manning recounts the following story about the famous British writer G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936), who was also a brilliant philosopher, theologian, and literary critic:...
by ccvadmin | May 25, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 248 (May 25, 2021) One of the seven penitential psalms (6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143) is Psalm 130, De profundis: “Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice; let your ears consider well the voice of my...
by ccvadmin | May 24, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 247 (May 24, 2021) When Jacob, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca’s twins, was journeying alone through the wilderness he learned he was actually not alone at all. As he slept with a rock for a pillow he had a dream: “He dreamed that there was a...
by ccvadmin | May 21, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 246 (May 21, 2021) If the confession in “The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two” is anything, it is comprehensive: “Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left...
by ccvadmin | May 20, 2021 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 245 (May 20, 2021) One of the most beautiful songs by Fleetwood Mac is their 1975 wistful gem “Landslide”, written and sung by the incomparable Stevie Nicks while she was in Aspen, Colorado: “Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love? Can the child...
