by Mary | Mar 21, 2014 | quarterly
Too long I searched beneath the evidence For happy-ever-after increments; Then look round Problem’s mountains, But to see–God watching me! (Hoping I’d...
by Mary | Dec 19, 2013 | quarterly
Tis the Season to be Merry! Now that many of us have spent over 50 years of Christmas celebrations we all must have several that were memorable. I remember being one of the first brother missionaries sent to Baltimore in 1971 and meeting up with our Brothers in Philly...
by Mary | Dec 19, 2013 | quarterly
…Back in the dim, dark days of long ago, when man’s being, as it is said, was of a prehistoric nature, according to science. And he discovered the element of fire and took it within his house, there to give him comfort on the long dark evenings and to...
by Mary | Dec 19, 2013 | quarterly
The Christmas tree comes to us from Germany. Martin Luther is credited with being inspired by the starry heavens one night, and expressing his feelings to his family by bringing a fir tree into his home, and attaching lighted candles to its branches. Fir meant fire,...
by Mary | Dec 19, 2013 | quarterly
…Words that we hear frequently sometimes lose their meaning and the great spiritual depth that lies behind these words seem to become dimmed in the hoary halls of time. Our blessed Mother Mary: the two most outstanding attributes of her personality which of...
by Mary | Dec 19, 2013 | quarterly
Pope Francis has called for countries to shrink the gap between rich and poor, some of whom he said were getting only “crumbs”, in a message to mark the Roman Catholic church’s “day of peace”. The pope, who said in the first peace message...
by Mary | Dec 19, 2013 | quarterly
Come down to the manger, see the little stranger Wrapped in swaddling clothes, the prince of peace Wheels start turning, torches start burning And the old wise men journey from the East How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy Son of a carpenter, Mary...
by Mary | Oct 19, 2013 | quarterly
Aloha, Lisa and I are staying with the Andersons in Oregon before we take our vacation. Hiking and riding through the beauty of the Northwest is to walk in God’s mind, His vision. Living in Hawaii I feel the same awe and peace daily. Then you read a newspaper or watch...
by Mary | Oct 19, 2013 | quarterly
…For a long time, probably ever since you have been in this school, you have heard me refer to the New Heaven and the New Earth, and the fact that as the sun and the power of the Christ comes into earth, that you will have a constant expansion until we reach the...
by Mary | Oct 19, 2013 | quarterly
Diwali, or Dipawali, is India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (or deepa) that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects us from spiritual darkness....