by Mathew Swora | Dec 8, 2017
Some time around 1190 AD, a handful of barefoot Christian monks in plain, ragged robes had an audience with a powerful Muslim sultan in his grand and glorious palace in Egypt. The leader of these monks was Francis of Assisi; the sultan was the cousin of Saladin, the...
by Mathew Swora | Dec 5, 2017
Below are some suggested readings, reflections and prayers, offered for our devotional use and spiritual benefit this Advent season, and to prepare for the second Advent Sunday service, which will focus more on Peter’s words, “….As you hasten the...