Glorious! —The PaTRAM Institute’s Latest Recording, “Teach Me Thy Statutes”
Even if you know little or nothing about Russian sacred music, you will understand the truth of his assessment by listening just once to this hymn.
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Author: Rev. Kevin Bezner
“Good Fences Make Good Neighbors” — The Need for Boundaries
A society cannot exist without good boundaries. A person cannot live a good life without good boundaries.
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Muscular and Heavenly: “Arvo Pärt The Four Symphonies”
Each of these four compositions, as with all of Pärt’s work, is a journey into the heart and soul of a great composer.
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“Mary, Mary, Please Help Me!”
Once I returned to the Church, I came to realize that calling on the Holy Mother of God at that moment had kept me from harm.
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Surprised by Grace in a Roman Confessional
Through this elderly priest, I received guidance I did not expect and grace that comforted and strengthened me and healed the wounds of my heart and soul.
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Fr. Philippe on the Beatitudes – “The Eight Doors of the Kingdom”
To free ourselves from anger, we must trust God and forgive the debts that we believe others owe us.
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A New Look at Revelation: Msgr. Nusca’s “The Christ of the Apocalypse”
If you read only one book on the Apocalypse, read this one.
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Prayer and Spiritual Reading That Help Crucify Your Passions During Lent
Together, they help us to turn away from sin and the world and turn instead toward Jesus Christ and heaven.
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The “Publicans Prayer Book”: A Byzantine School of Prayer for “Spiritual Publicans”
The Publicans Prayer Book now bears the distinction of being the most comprehensive Byzantine book for personal prayer available.
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“Sacred Georgian Chants” from Nana Peradze and the Georgian Harmony Choir
I have heard no other recording of chant—Byzantine, Gregorian, or Russian—that is more prayerful or contemplative
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