Homily for October 9, 2016 An old story tells of a little boy who fell off a pier into deep ocean water. An older sailor, heedless of the great danger to himself, dove into the stormy water, struggled with the boy, and finally, exhausted, brought him to safety. Two days later the boy’s mother came [...]

A young man approached a holy monk with this request: “Please, show me how I can find God.”  “How great is this desire of yours,” asked the saintly man. “More than anything in the world,” came the reply.  The hermit took his visitor down to the shore of a nearby lake and they waded into [...]