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Archive for December, 2007

The Challenge of Change

Monday, December 31st, 2007 by Fr. Antonios Kaldas

Change dominates our lives. I wonder sometimes if it was always so, or whether we happen to live in an age in which change has particularly accelerated? More likely, the latter.
As a child, water was never in your thoughts - it was something to be used when needed, and wasted happily - how could we […]

Pride Cometh Before the Trivia Fall

Monday, December 17th, 2007 by Fr. Antonios Kaldas

Oh Dear.
I was afraid this would happen. For weeks now, the “Men in Black” have been boasting how they would once again sweep the field and win the Trivia Night. With unassailable confidence we said, ‘come and see if you can second’. How could anyone doubt that we would defend our title? And then, last […]

The Blog in Your Own Eye

Friday, December 14th, 2007 by Fr. Antonios Kaldas

How hard can it be, really?
As a priest, I often hear people complaining about others. For a multitude of motives, people will come to complain to Abouna, perhaps because he is ‘in charge’ at Church, or perhaps because they think he will fix the person up, or perhaps (I hope not) because they think it […]

My Golden Chest

Thursday, December 6th, 2007 by Fr. Antonios Kaldas

What is it like to be one of those whose names are written in the Book of Life? The following is only a fictional metaphor of how I see it:
I found a golden chest one day, buried in the field. It was small and it was covered with grime, but in curiousity I dug it […]

The Muslim Menace!

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 by Fr. Antonios Kaldas

Muslims are invading our land!
Not content with persecuting Christians in their own lands, they are moving into countries like Australia and slowly taking over. Every Muslim is in on this evil plan. They have a multitude of strategies: building mosques everywhere, marrying Christian girls, training terrorists in Muslim schools, forcing Prayer Rooms to be […]