“our purpose is to know God, to love God, and to serve God. The meaning of life is really that simple.” What is the meaning of life? ***Spoiler Alert for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy *** “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” is a satirical science fiction novel by The post Answering the Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything appeared first on Deacon Lawrence ..read more

“We are most fully ourselves when we live as part of a community.”   The Other Person There is an old Russian proverb, some wisdom that may have been imparted to young men as they contemplated marriage, that goes, “Don’t buy the house, buy the neighbor.” Or put another way, The post We Are Made For Each Other appeared first on Deacon Lawrence ..read more

“Our entire life here on this world is a pilgrimage, a word that embodies adventure, journey and quest all in one” The Ancient Pilgrim Sometime in the late 4thcentury, around the year A.D. 380, a “woman of means” went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. We know this because The post The Adventure of Pilgrimage appeared first on Deacon Lawrence ..read more

“As Christians we stand in the narrow pass of today.” The Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae has taken on the force of legend. In 480 B.C. Xerxes I, of Persia, attacked the Greek city-states with a force of 300,000 soldiers. The Greeks were defended by an army of The post Standing In The Narrow Pass appeared first on Deacon Lawrence ..read more

“The Resurrection of Jesus is the fulfillment of all of God’s promises to us.” It is popular to imagine that the ongoing spiritual warfare, the battle of Good against Evil, is a contest of equal powers. Being equal in strength, the outcome of the battle is in doubt. But this The post The Victory of Satan? appeared first on Deacon Lawrence ..read more

“We have a King who keeps His promises.” A Parable “Once upon a time, there lived a princess, the daughter of a king. The king loved his daughter more than anything else, more than any other person or thing in his vast and beautiful kingdom. One day the king was The post The King Returns appeared first on Deacon Lawrence ..read more

“Why does God allow us to live a life of suffering and pain?” The Merchant There was once a merchant returning home from a long journey. Attached to his saddle was a large satchel full of money. As he was riding along an open plain a storm broke out. The The post Why Do We Suffer? appeared first on Deacon Lawrence ..read more

“People who say they are spiritual but not religious are looking for a treasure without a map.” Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel “Treasure Island” had a tremendous impact on popular culture. It cemented pirates firmly in the popular imagination. Treasure Island gave us one-legged buccaneers with talking parrots, treasure The post Of Maps, Treasure, and the Search for God appeared first on Deacon Lawrence ..read more

“…our true thirst goes beyond seeking the fulfillment of our material needs.” Paco There is a story from Spain of a father and a son, named Paco, who had become estranged. After a heated argument the son ran away. The father set off to search for him. He searched for The post What We Truly Thirst For appeared first on Deacon Lawrence ..read more

The Transfiguration, the revelation of God in His glory strengthens His disciples for the difficult times they are about to face. For us it reminds us of the glories that await us if we strive to follow Christ. In our “Hero’s Journey,” our epic spiritual quest, meeting God on the The post Illustration: Icon of the Transfiguration appeared first on Deacon Lawrence ..read more