I have to say that I am very proud of Convergent Streams. We have made it into our third year of publication! When we started this publication, we were told two things: 1) It has never been successfully done in the ISM and 2) It will never last. That is not to say that we…
Unless you are Catholic, you may not understand the concept of “making a good confession”. It is something within Catholic dogma, and certain aspects of Canon Law, that makes it an obligatory requirement to “make a good confession” before you can be considered eligible to participate in receiving certain Sacraments of the Church. It is…
In the World to Come there is no eating or drinking . . . but the righteous set with crowns on their heads, feasting on the brightness of the divine presence, as it says, “And theybeheld God, and did eat and drink.” (Exodus 24:11) (Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Berakoth 17a) Ratification of Covenant – Exodus 24:11…
In the Gospel of Mark, Our Lord gave us this directive, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” (Mark 16:15, NIV) The essence of His Gospel is love, and the Universal Spirit of peace and love is embedded in the call made to clergy who joyfully follow Our Lord’s dictate.…
There is something very special, unique, and even sacred about a dying man’s prayer. When faced with the inevitable, the soul reaches out to God in supplication. Shortly before entering the Garden of Gethsemane, knowing full well the fate that awaited him, Jesus prayed to his Father; first for himself, then for his disciples and…
In the journey to priesthood, the first major step is the ordination to the deaconate; a process as one would expect which involves prayer, scriptural studies and other course work and learning the deaconate Manual. As a part of my journey towards the diaconate, I have read manuals from the Roman church, Anglican Church, Episcopal…
An open response to a presentation on CNN’s by Lisa Ling – This Is Life, “Called to the Collar” I watched blurry eyed as I remembered my own days wandering through sacred halls towards the main chapel where Mass was celebrated daily, yet not one seminarian interviewed ever mentioned their draw to the Eucharist. Throughout…
