Saturday, January 07, 2017
Sunday, January 01, 2017
Four Days in Byzantium: A Pilgrimage to Mount Athos
Four Days in Byzantium: A Pilgrimage to Mount Athos - ARCADE: At the end of the service, after the monks left with their stern but beatific expressions, I stepped out to the terrace, hundreds of feet from the sea. At the distance the sun shimmered, calming the waves of the Aegean. The morning was all aglow. Was I beholding a revelation?
Sunday, February 21, 2016
EMPATHY "Under The Lost Smile" // CURRENT "Coliseum" // DRIFT AGAIN 7" ~1990's Hardcore At Its Best
Remember those days. Size XXL FALLING FORWARD shirts, Krishna choker beads, fanzines bound with yarn, vegan brownies, and back packs in the pit...Ahhh, the lost days of original hardcore. Cute hardcore chicks with barretts in their hair, bleach blond bowl cuts (on the guys!), and endless ideas screamed with naive wide eyes! Where is everyone?
Friday, February 19, 2016
Behind the Monastery Walls (Romanian documentary with English subtitles)
An absolutely beautiful & positive documentary. Monastic monks & nuns who love Jesus Christ with their entire mind, soul, body, and strength. It is a peaceful & loving situation that they choose to LIVE. Death to the world--death to the materialistic passions of this gross plane. We are stuck in this muck, treading water & living on borrowed time. The mortality rate for humans is 100%. Sometimes I wonder, 'what exactly am I supposed to do HERE? Why was I manifested on this globe? What does the Lord want from me? Anything? Nothing?' I'm of the opinion that the Lord wants nothing in particular from me. He gave me freewill, and I am to choose to LOVE.
Burdens of a Bachelor: Hippies vs. Punks: ALL's Trailblazer
Burdens of a Bachelor: Hippies vs. Punks: ALL's Trailblazer: Recorded live at CBGBs during the summer of 1989 -- the same summer and venue I witnessed The Lemonheads perform music off their new alb...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Culture "Oath" [Vegan Straightedge Hardcore from the 1990's]
Probably my favorite CULTURE song ever!!
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Sts. Perpetua & Felicity Icon
Saint Perpetua (d. 203, Carthage, Tunisia) (Relics: Carthage, Tunisia; Vierzon, France) Saint Felicity (d. 203, Carthage, Tunisia) (Relics: Carthage, Tunisia).
Saints Perpetua and Felicity (believed to have died 7 March 203) are Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Perpetua (born around 181) was a 22-year old married noblewoman and a nursing mother.
Her co-martyr Felicity, an expectant mother, was her slave. They suffered together at Carthage in the Roman province of Africa, during the reign of Septimius Severus.
Her co-martyr Felicity, an expectant mother, was her slave. They suffered together at Carthage in the Roman province of Africa, during the reign of Septimius Severus.
Saturday, January 16, 2016
More Books From My Shelf // KEEP READING!!
I really want to list & post here every book I have sitting on my shelves, and in stacks & piles surrounding me. Mostly to let people know what I'm made of how I think, where I'm coming from, etc. You absorb ideas, views, attitudes & mannerisms from the people you surround yourself with. I completely believe the same is true with what you read (and watch, but I don't watch TV....maybe just too many "conspiracy theory" or "truther" YouTube videos).
Keep, keep reading!! Paper books. Real books. Hell, write a book!! Yes, I have a Kindle & between my laptop & that device I have about a thousand digital books. It's nice but there will never be an adequate 'replacement' for the printed book. I'm not saying anything new. Just keep reading.
"On the Road to Perfection"
by G. Maloney
"The Hoax of the Twentieth Century"
by Dr. Arthur Butz
"Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace"
by Scott Hahn
"Satipatthana: The Direct Path To Realization"
by Analayo
"Henry Ford & The Jews"
by Neil Baldwin
"In the Heart of the Desert"
by John Chryssavgis
"Hitler's Pope"
by John Cornwell
"The Joy of Missing Out"
by C. Crook
"The Arena"
by Ignatius Brianchaninov
"The Unknown Pilgrim"
by Rene Gothoni
"The Mystic Christ"
"by Ethan Walker III
"Cave, Refectory, Road"
by Ian Adams
"St. Mary of Egypt"
trans. by Hugh Feiss
"Augustine on Prayer"
by Thomas Hand
"Awareness: The Perils & Opportunities of Reality"
by Anthony DeMello
"Biblical Demonology"
by M.F. Unger
"Christian Mystics"
by M. Fox
"Nothing in This Book is True, But It's Exactly How Things Are"
by Bob Frissell
"Hinds' Feet on High Places"
by Hannah Hurnard
"The Cross & the Kremlin"
by T. Bremer
"The Tao of Inner Peace"
by Diane Dreher
"Herzl's Vision"
by Shlomo Avineri
"Travels in Siberia"
by Ian Frazier
"Standing in God's Holy Fire"
by J. Anthony McGuckin
"The Gospel Truth"
by Alexander Holub, Ph.D.
"Bringing Jesus to the Desert"
by Bradley Nassif
"The Purposeful Universe"
by Carl Calleman, Ph.D.
"Understanding Iran"
by William Polk
"Islamic Political Thought"
ed. by Gerhard Bowering
"An Exorcist Tells His Story"
by G. Amorth
"Man's Search for Meaning"
by Viktor Frankl
"The Hermitess Photini"
by Archimandrite Joachim Spetsieris
"Mysteries of the Virgin Mary"
by Fr. Peter J. Cameron, O.P.
"The Desert Fathers"
by Helen Waddell
"The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios"
by Dionysios Farasiotis
"The Desert Movement"
by Alexander Ryrie
"Contemporary Ascetics of Mount Athos"
by Archimandrite Cherubim
"The Yoga of Jesus"
by Paramahansa Yogananda
"Keeping Mary Close"
by Mike Aquilina & Dr. Fred Gruber
"What the Mystics Know"
by Richard Rohr
"Reckless Rites"
by Elliot Horowitz
"More Than Anyone Can Do: Zen Talks"
by Ton Lathouwers
"The Urantia Book"
by Urantia Foundation
"The Body & the Blood"
by Charles M Sennott
"The Devil & The Jews"
by J. Trachtenberg
"Growing Up Palestinian"
by L. Bucaille
"The Second World War"
by J.F.C. Fuller
"Facing East"
by Frederica Matthewes-Green
"Chemtrails, HAARP, and the Full Spectrum Dominance of Earth"
by Elana Freeland
"Dharma Road"
by Brian Haycock
"We Are NOT Alone"
by D. Schulze-Makuch & D. Darling
"Crazy John"
by Dionysios A. Makris
"The Big Book of Reincarnation"
by Roy Stemman
"The Art of Prayer"
compiled by Igumen Chariton of Valamo
"Introduction to Serbian Orthodox Church History"
by Bishop Nikolos Resource Center
"Reading the Bible as God's Own Story"
by W.S. Kurz, SJ
"Zionism: The Real Enemy of the Jews"
by Alan Hart
"Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?"
by Robert Bartlett
"Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer"
by Norris Chumley
"My Life In Christ"
by St John of Kronstadt
"The Dhammapada"
by K. Sri Dhammananda
"The Far Future Universe"
ed by George F.R. Ellis
"The Station"
by Robert Byron
"The American Orthodox Church"
by George C. Michalopulos & Herb Ham
"Where We Got the Bible"
by H.G. Graham
"Children of the Holocaust"
by Arnost Lustig
"Amped: Notes From a Go-Nowhere Punk Band"
by Jon Resh
"The Philokalia and the Inner Life"
by C.H. Cook
"The Faith of the Saints"
by Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic
"The Ancient Path: Old Lessons from the Church Fathers for a New Life Today"
by John Michael Talbot
"The Other Gospels: Accounts of Jesus from Outside the New Testament"
by Bart D. Ehrman & Zlatko Plese
"Pilgrims to Jerusalem in the Middle Ages"
by Nicole Chareyron
"Rethinking Depression: How to Shed Mental Health Labels &
Create Personal Meaning"
by Eric Maisel
"The Mindfulness Code: Keys for Overcoming Stress, Anxiety,
Fears, and Unhappiness"
by Donald Altman
"The Magus of Strovolos: The Extraordinary World of a
Spiritual Healer"
by Kyriacos C. Markides
"Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy"
by Eric D. Weitz
"The Apocryphal Acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew and Thomas"
by Bernhard Pick
"A Guide to St. Symeon the New Theologian"
by Hannah Hunt
"Basil of Caesarea: A Guide to His Life & Doctrine"
by Andrew Radde-Gallwitz
"The Young Elder: A Biography of Blessed Archimandrite
Ambrose of Milkovo"
by Archbishop Antony Medvedev
"Saint Athansius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria"
ed. by Father Samuel Nedelsky
"Brainstorm: Harnessing the Power of Productive Obsessions"
by Eric Maisel & Ann Maisel
"Abandonment to Divine Providence"
by Jean-Pierre de Caussade
"You and Your Problems"
by Ven. Dr. K Sri Dhammananda
"Dreamgates: Exploring the Worlds of Soul, Imagination, and
Life Beyond Death"
by Robert Moss
"Awaken to the Buddha Within"
by Ven. Shi Wuling
"Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations: Ancient
Philosophy for Modern Problems"
by Jules Evans
"New Frontiers in Guadalupan Studies"
ed. by V. Elizondo & T. Matovina
"A Night in the Desert of the Holy Mountain: Discussion with a
Hermit on the Jesus Prayer"
by Met. of Nafpaktos Hierotheos
"Dreaming the Soul Back Home: Shamanic Dreaming for Healing
and Becoming Whole"
by Robert Moss
"Active Dreaming: Journeying Beyond Self-Limitation to a Life
of Wild Freedom"
by Robert Moss
"Wild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche"
by Bill Plotkin
"The Ancient Path: Old Lessons from the Church Fathers for a
New Life Today"
by John Michael Talbot
"Jesus the Magician: A Renowned Historian Reveals How Jesus
Was Viewed by the People of His Time"
by Morton Smith
"The Secret History of the Gnostics: Their Scriptures, Beliefs
and Traditions"
by Andrew Phillip Smith
"The Lost Teachings of the Cathars: Their Beliefs & Practices"
by Andrew Phillip Smith
"The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times"
by Jean-Charles Nault, O.S.B.
"Jesus Wept: When Faith & Depression Meet"
by Barbara C. Crafton
"The Purposeful Universe: How Quantum Theory and Mayan
Cosmology Explain the Origin and Evolution of Life"
by Carl Johan Calleman, Ph.D.
"Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena"
by Marge Fenelon
"Ten Series of Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary"
by Rev. John Ferraro
Keep, keep reading!! Paper books. Real books. Hell, write a book!! Yes, I have a Kindle & between my laptop & that device I have about a thousand digital books. It's nice but there will never be an adequate 'replacement' for the printed book. I'm not saying anything new. Just keep reading.
"On the Road to Perfection"
by G. Maloney
"The Hoax of the Twentieth Century"
by Dr. Arthur Butz
"Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace"
by Scott Hahn
"Satipatthana: The Direct Path To Realization"
by Analayo
"Henry Ford & The Jews"
by Neil Baldwin
"In the Heart of the Desert"
by John Chryssavgis
"Hitler's Pope"
by John Cornwell
"The Joy of Missing Out"
by C. Crook
"The Arena"
by Ignatius Brianchaninov
"The Unknown Pilgrim"
by Rene Gothoni
"The Mystic Christ"
"by Ethan Walker III
"Cave, Refectory, Road"
by Ian Adams
"St. Mary of Egypt"
trans. by Hugh Feiss
"Augustine on Prayer"
by Thomas Hand
"Awareness: The Perils & Opportunities of Reality"
by Anthony DeMello
"Biblical Demonology"
by M.F. Unger
"Christian Mystics"
by M. Fox
"Nothing in This Book is True, But It's Exactly How Things Are"
by Bob Frissell
"Hinds' Feet on High Places"
by Hannah Hurnard
"The Cross & the Kremlin"
by T. Bremer
"The Tao of Inner Peace"
by Diane Dreher
"Herzl's Vision"
by Shlomo Avineri
"Travels in Siberia"
by Ian Frazier
"Standing in God's Holy Fire"
by J. Anthony McGuckin
"The Gospel Truth"
by Alexander Holub, Ph.D.
"Bringing Jesus to the Desert"
by Bradley Nassif
"The Purposeful Universe"
by Carl Calleman, Ph.D.
"Understanding Iran"
by William Polk
"Islamic Political Thought"
ed. by Gerhard Bowering
"An Exorcist Tells His Story"
by G. Amorth
"Man's Search for Meaning"
by Viktor Frankl
"The Hermitess Photini"
by Archimandrite Joachim Spetsieris
"Mysteries of the Virgin Mary"
by Fr. Peter J. Cameron, O.P.
"The Desert Fathers"
by Helen Waddell
"The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios"
by Dionysios Farasiotis
"The Desert Movement"
by Alexander Ryrie
"Contemporary Ascetics of Mount Athos"
by Archimandrite Cherubim
"The Yoga of Jesus"
by Paramahansa Yogananda
"Keeping Mary Close"
by Mike Aquilina & Dr. Fred Gruber
"What the Mystics Know"
by Richard Rohr
"Reckless Rites"
by Elliot Horowitz
"More Than Anyone Can Do: Zen Talks"
by Ton Lathouwers
"The Urantia Book"
by Urantia Foundation
"The Body & the Blood"
by Charles M Sennott
"The Devil & The Jews"
by J. Trachtenberg
"Growing Up Palestinian"
by L. Bucaille
"The Second World War"
by J.F.C. Fuller
"Facing East"
by Frederica Matthewes-Green
"Chemtrails, HAARP, and the Full Spectrum Dominance of Earth"
by Elana Freeland
"Dharma Road"
by Brian Haycock
"We Are NOT Alone"
by D. Schulze-Makuch & D. Darling
"Crazy John"
by Dionysios A. Makris
"The Big Book of Reincarnation"
by Roy Stemman
"The Art of Prayer"
compiled by Igumen Chariton of Valamo
"Introduction to Serbian Orthodox Church History"
by Bishop Nikolos Resource Center
"Reading the Bible as God's Own Story"
by W.S. Kurz, SJ
"Zionism: The Real Enemy of the Jews"
by Alan Hart
"Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?"
by Robert Bartlett
"Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer"
by Norris Chumley
"My Life In Christ"
by St John of Kronstadt
"The Dhammapada"
by K. Sri Dhammananda
"The Far Future Universe"
ed by George F.R. Ellis
"The Station"
by Robert Byron
"The American Orthodox Church"
by George C. Michalopulos & Herb Ham
"Where We Got the Bible"
by H.G. Graham
"Children of the Holocaust"
by Arnost Lustig
"Amped: Notes From a Go-Nowhere Punk Band"
by Jon Resh
"The Philokalia and the Inner Life"
by C.H. Cook
"The Faith of the Saints"
by Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic
"The Ancient Path: Old Lessons from the Church Fathers for a New Life Today"
by John Michael Talbot
"The Other Gospels: Accounts of Jesus from Outside the New Testament"
by Bart D. Ehrman & Zlatko Plese
"Pilgrims to Jerusalem in the Middle Ages"
by Nicole Chareyron
"Rethinking Depression: How to Shed Mental Health Labels &
Create Personal Meaning"
by Eric Maisel
"The Mindfulness Code: Keys for Overcoming Stress, Anxiety,
Fears, and Unhappiness"
by Donald Altman
"The Magus of Strovolos: The Extraordinary World of a
Spiritual Healer"
by Kyriacos C. Markides
"Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy"
by Eric D. Weitz
"The Apocryphal Acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew and Thomas"
by Bernhard Pick
"A Guide to St. Symeon the New Theologian"
by Hannah Hunt
"Basil of Caesarea: A Guide to His Life & Doctrine"
by Andrew Radde-Gallwitz
"The Young Elder: A Biography of Blessed Archimandrite
Ambrose of Milkovo"
by Archbishop Antony Medvedev
"Saint Athansius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria"
ed. by Father Samuel Nedelsky
"Brainstorm: Harnessing the Power of Productive Obsessions"
by Eric Maisel & Ann Maisel
"Abandonment to Divine Providence"
by Jean-Pierre de Caussade
"You and Your Problems"
by Ven. Dr. K Sri Dhammananda
"Dreamgates: Exploring the Worlds of Soul, Imagination, and
Life Beyond Death"
by Robert Moss
"Awaken to the Buddha Within"
by Ven. Shi Wuling
"Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations: Ancient
Philosophy for Modern Problems"
by Jules Evans
"New Frontiers in Guadalupan Studies"
ed. by V. Elizondo & T. Matovina
"A Night in the Desert of the Holy Mountain: Discussion with a
Hermit on the Jesus Prayer"
by Met. of Nafpaktos Hierotheos
"Dreaming the Soul Back Home: Shamanic Dreaming for Healing
and Becoming Whole"
by Robert Moss
"Active Dreaming: Journeying Beyond Self-Limitation to a Life
of Wild Freedom"
by Robert Moss
"Wild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche"
by Bill Plotkin
"The Ancient Path: Old Lessons from the Church Fathers for a
New Life Today"
by John Michael Talbot
"Jesus the Magician: A Renowned Historian Reveals How Jesus
Was Viewed by the People of His Time"
by Morton Smith
"The Secret History of the Gnostics: Their Scriptures, Beliefs
and Traditions"
by Andrew Phillip Smith
"The Lost Teachings of the Cathars: Their Beliefs & Practices"
by Andrew Phillip Smith
"The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times"
by Jean-Charles Nault, O.S.B.
"Jesus Wept: When Faith & Depression Meet"
by Barbara C. Crafton
"The Purposeful Universe: How Quantum Theory and Mayan
Cosmology Explain the Origin and Evolution of Life"
by Carl Johan Calleman, Ph.D.
"Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena"
by Marge Fenelon
"Ten Series of Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary"
by Rev. John Ferraro
Thursday, January 14, 2016
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