The Heights of Suffering and Splendor
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Raul Berzosa
Painter https://www.raulberzosa.com/
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Saint Eutychius of Constantinople
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Notes about your extended family in heaven
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Patriarch of Constantinople from 552, nominated by Justinian the Great and confirmed by Pope Vigilius. He consecrated the re-building of the Hagia Sophia church in 562.
Beginning in 564, Eutychius came into theological conflict with emperor Justinian who began to believe the Aphthartodocetae who taught that Jesus’s body was incorrupt, not subject to pain, and thus that he was not fully human as well as fully God. Bishop Eutychius began to speak and write against this heresy, which led to his arrest, while celebrating Mass, on 22 January 565. Justinian tried to have a show trial, but Eutychius refused to cooperate, which led to him being exiled for over 12 years.
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What is LOGOS?
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“If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
– Jn 8:31-32
Flying a kite resembles our hope and desire to be caught by God’s love and lifted to heights unimaginable
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Elizabeth Wells
Contributor to U.S. Catholic Magazine
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Anyone who’s flown a kite knows they don’t typically go up in a straight line. They meander left and right and even in loops. The spiritual journey can feel like this. There are times when I become complacent. I think I have mastered the angles and it becomes blasé. The kite, or my faith walk, continues but lacks heart. Things can fall because I am not paying attention.
Catching the wind is tricky business, an exercise in faith. The force of a gentle breeze or strong blast cannot be seen. The outstretched flag or swaying trees prove that the wind exists because they have been touched. It reminds me that we are called to give proof of God’s existence.
Sometimes the wind, without warning, seems to disappear completely, and the kite falls. Quick tugs on the string may reconnect it to the wind. Other times a full-scale sprint in the opposite direction is necessary. Sometimes nothing can be done to alter the course. It can be frustrating.
The wind, like God’s presence, can seem to be everywhere except where I am. Others seem to be sailing along effortlessly. These are times I must return to the beginning. I need to check my position, angle, speed, then wait again at the taut-string stage. When the kite returns to the air, I’m filled with wonder and hope.
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Our Lord and His Church are "Beauty ever ancient, ever new."
Anyway, it's meme-time.
A.M.D.G