http://greasy.com/iconodulist/index.html iconodulist's Blog en-us © 2008 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:46:38 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/iconodulist/want_garlic.html My elderly ukrainian grandfather has quite an assortment of illnesses and lately, the hardest one for us to deal with is his ever increasing dementia. He isn't in a wheelchair permanantly yet, but he does regularly use both his walker and his wheelchair. My grandmother cares for him fulltime and it's really hard on her. He's very stubborn and sometimes he just won't move. I don't see him too much, because he and my grandmother live outside of the city, but they're here right now. When I go ... Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:34:10 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/paper_season.html Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssssssssssssss! Ummm... Ehhh... Uhhh... Errr... Ohhh.... Maybe, I guess. Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:39:13 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/scripture_meditations_8.html This passage is short, but sweet; an old favourite that tells us alot about what's most important in life and the good that is to come. Enjoy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition.) 8Charity never falleth away: whether prophecies shall be made void, or tongues shall cease, or knowledge shall be destroyed. 9For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10But when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away. 11Wh ... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:19:00 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/links.html I've added some links on this blog. The 1rst is the travel blog of a friend of mine who's in South America right now, the 2nd is an interesting Catholic humour blog and the 3rd is the site of the religious order I want to join (yes, I want to be a nun). Good Night (or morning, depending on what you count 2am as) and A Joyful Lenten Season. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:16:47 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/scripture_meditations_7.html Okay, so it's been a while since my last scripture meditations, but I'm back and lent started yesterday (or on Wednesday if you follow the western tradition), so I think today's gospel reading is a good one to meditate on. Peace be with you in this lenten season. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matthew 26:14-25 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition.) 14Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests, 15And said to them: What will you give me, and I wi ... Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:17:50 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/scripture_meditations_6.html I'm back with another scripture passage for meditation. Please reply with your prayers and reflections on this passage. May Christ shower His blessings on you all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mark 14:43-15:1 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition.) Mark 14: 43And while he was yet speaking, cometh Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve: and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients. 44And he that betrayed him, had given them a ... Fri, 8 Feb 2008 00:57:33 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/scripture_meditations_5.html Here is tomorrow's scripture passage for meditation. Please reply with your prayers and reflections on this passage. May Christ shower His blessings on you all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matthew 5:14-19 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition.) 14You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid. 15Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house. 16So let your light shine before men ... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:26:07 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/scripture_meditations_4.html Here is today's scripture passage for meditation. Please reply with your prayers and reflections on this passage. Peace be with all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John 10 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition.) 9I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in, and go out, and shall find pastures. 10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I am come that they may have life, and may have it more abundantly. 11I am the good shepherd. The g ... Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:15:41 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/scripture_meditations_3.html Here is today's scripture passage for meditation. Please reply with your reflections and prayers on this passage. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mark 12:13-17 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition.) 13And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians; that they should catch him in his words. 14Who coming, say to him: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and carest not for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in trut ... Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:27:52 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/scripture_meditations_2.html Here is the second of my scripture meditations. Please reply with your reflections and prayers on this passage. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luke 6:17-23 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition.) 17And coming down with them, he stood in a plain place, and the company of his disciples, and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast both of Tyre and Sidon, 18Who were come to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spir ... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:45:54 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/scripture_meditations.html At a Catholic retreat I went to over the weekend, we participated in a style of gospel meditations called Lectio Divina where a scripture passage is read and then the faithful meditate aloud on that passage, whoever feels so called. (For a good description of Lectio Divina, see http://www.valyermo.com/ld-art.html) It got me thinking that I should start a blog version of Lectio Divina. Whenever I can, I'll post a scripture passage. I invite whoever wants to join me to pray about the passage ... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:23:00 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/great_compline_nativity.html Thanks to canadiancatholicblog, I finally figured out how to post videos. If this works, what you see below is the Ukrainian Catholic Christmas Eve service (in 6 parts) at St. Elias Church, in Brampton, ON (near Toronto). St. Elias is a very beautiful, very traditional church that I visited last summer. The service is bilingual, in both English and Ukrainian, with some Greek included as well (all the kyrie eleisons). I may seem very late to be posting a Christmas video, but this congregati ... Tue, 8 Jan 2008 08:17:22 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/glory_god_year.html Happy New Year! Today, Jan. 1, is the double feast day of St. Basil the Great and of the circumcision of our Lord. Praise be to Jesus Christ for being circumcised on the eighth day after His glorious Incarnation as a man and for elevating the holy Basil to such great sanctity that he is venerated as holy by both the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. O Lord, bless, sanctify and have mercy on us in this new year. Help us forgive the sins of the past and look forward to a bright new year filled ... Tue, 1 Jan 2008 09:10:28 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/name.html For my first blog post I just thought I'd explain a little about my blog name and my user name. My blog name, An Icon in the World is pretty self-explanatory. It expresses my view of Christian spirituality in that I want to use my whole person (body, mind, heart, and spirit) to show God's love in the world. My user name, iconodulist, comes from the Greek word, iconodule, which means 'one who venerates icons'. As for the -ist, in my confusion I mistakenly added that English suffix onto the ... Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:21:40 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/god_eternal.html God Eternal (Boh Predvichyj)God Eternal - is born today.2)  He came down from above     To save us with his love     And in this rejoiced.Bethlehem was His place of birth2)  God on High, glory be     Evermore, eternally,     Joy and peace on earth.Glory to God, now let us sing2)  Peace on earth, hope and love     From this day be with us     People, all rejoice.Let us all sing: "Praise the newborn King!"2)  Glory to God on High     Peace on earth to us all     Co ... Fri, 7 Dec 2007 08:08:16 GMT http://greasy.com/iconodulist/violent_yet.html If I gave you a mallet, would you hit me?If I gave you a mallet and told you to hit me, would you hit me?If I gave you a mallet and told you not to hit me, would you hit me?If I hugged you before I gave you a mallet and told you to hit me, would you hit me?If I hugged you before I gave you a mallet and told you not to hit me, would you hit me?If I threw a stone at you before I gave you a mallet and told you to hit me, would you hit me?If I threw a stone at you before I gave you a ... Fri, 7 Dec 2007 08:04:59 GMT