Pentecost, Priesthood, and Death in the Afternoon
On his 32nd ordination anniversary Fr Gordon MacRae writes of Priesthood, Pentecost, and the Jewish Festival of Shavu’ot as death draws near on a prison afternoon. “I said, in the noontide of my days...
View ArticleAdvent of the Mother of God
Delving more deeply into the Gospel of Saint Luke lifts a corner of the veil to witness the birth of the Messiah through the lens of a soul that magnifies the Lord. My first Advent post on These Stone...
View ArticleA Lenten Stroll Down the Back Woods of A Soul
In three brief Lenten stories, Father Gordon MacRae unwinds the subtle threads connecting even the mundane events of the days of our lives in a tapestry of grace. Several years ago in this prison, I...
View ArticleCreate in Me a New Heart, O Lord, and a Steadfast Spirit Renew Within Me
. . . I learned that a donor heart had been found for Christopher. As I write this he is in the middle of an eight to ten hour heart transplant surgery at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital. The days and...
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