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• I Still Believe In Santa Claus

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) December 8, 2011
  I was in the fifth grade, in Mrs. Clink’s class, when it was decided that the elementary schoolplay would be “The Year Without A Santa Claus.” Auditions were held, andcasting was done on the basis of student vote; I was “elected” to play Santa.The rehearsals were held d...
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• My Creed

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) March 21, 2011
  I believe in one God; He asks us to look on Him, in Hebrew or Aramaic, as "Abba," "Dear Father," or "Daddy!" This one God is the Creator of the Universe. The Father sent an Incarnation of Himself to Earth in the Son, and became a new and separate being only because of the physical nature He assumed;...

• Who, What, Where, When, How, and Why?

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) March 20, 2011
  Who was man that he would dare to raise his gaze to stars and stare; To question how, or when, or why, or who had fixed them in the sky? When did man first stop to ponder what made time to pass as yonder Setting Sun, in splendor, did inspire him to render thoughts in endless song? Where did man ...

• The Bible: Black & White & Gray All Over

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) March 20, 2011
  Having been educated in the Roman church, I was taught theology right alongside philosophy; it was very troubling to discover, day by day, assignment by assignment, that the philosophy I learned showed the theology to be in error. 50 / 50 is the formula of this world; 50% of it is always illuminated...
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• Courage

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) March 19, 2011
  My soul is filled with anguish, my God, why is it so; That Mother Nature turned her back on me, that evolution let me go? Did I deserve, from start of time, this punishment of sin? Is it just another consequence of being Adam's kin? An oppressive, hopeless, ancient curse that haunts me every day...
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• An Ode To Christ

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) March 18, 2011
  I am in love, there is no doubt; for voices deep within me shoutThe words I've heard before when love came knocking at my door. Inside my chest, my heart takes flutter when, even in silence, His name I utter; Tears well up within my eyes and nothing, nothing can disguise The goose-bumps on my ski...
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• On The Field...

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) March 17, 2011
  It's best to go early in the morning, while the birds, Still sluggish from their slumber, are spare, Only found here and there, Bathing in the dew, shaking off the night, Amid the dark green carpet on the field... Echoes of their songs bounce, piercing morning light, As they take turns light...
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• Bloody Mary

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) March 15, 2011
     I was inspired, by the lack of contemporary books and films about her, to begin my own.  How's this for a start?   Bloody Mary By Michael Meakin                 It was dark, it was dangerous to be ...

• Denominational Divisiveness

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) February 25, 2011
  Throughout the centuries since the man Jesus of Nazareth walked the Earth, the mission that He entrusted to His apostles has been acknowledged to be a universal one; both for the Jews, of which Jesus came as one, and for gentiles (those of other religions). Division and dissention have forced the fo...
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• The Law: Written On A Scroll, Or Written On One's Heart?

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) February 19, 2011
  The problems faced by the people of the early Church of Christ were numerous and tenuous; many saw the framework of the new Christian religion collapse upon them. Though Christian fellowship was supposed to provide a means to improve one's life, many were tortured and killed for the very reason that...

• The Philosophy of Utilitarianism

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) February 18, 2011
  While the form of ethical theoretical philosophy defined as Consequentialism adopts the idea that the consequences of an act determine its morality, Utilitarianism builds upon and enhances this theory by suggesting a goal for these consequences. Jeremy Bentham, a philosopher whose life spanned nearl...

• Saints Francis & Augustine: Not Just For Catholics Anymore!

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) February 16, 2011
  Very few spiritualists have had as profound effect on Christianity as St. Francis of Assisi; the simplicity of life and dedication to the forwarding of the Gospel message that he instilled in his original brothers and sisters resound not only within the Catholic Church and the Franciscan Order, but ...
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• Lent

  by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI) February 17, 2010
  Incarnate Once, in a barren desert, God Almighty dwelled; confronted by a paradox that never would be quelled; God made flesh, a living, breathing part of His own Creation; yet, separated from the realm from which came His inspiration. The Father's voice within His ear did echo all the whi...