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Deliver Us From Evil

Posted on October 31, 2016 by marklangley

Our Father who art in heaven… God is still in heaven and everything that happens is still within His all-powerful and omniscient grasp. Nothing escapes His notice and everything happens according to His Divine will even if it be only according to His permissive … Continue reading →

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Summer Somnolence

Posted on July 28, 2016 by marklangley

My inner sense tells me that it might be a good time to start thinking again. You see, the end of July is precisely the heart of the season when the mind of the academic, the mind of a teacher, and the … Continue reading →

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Resurrexit! 2016

Posted on March 29, 2016 by marklangley

Happy Easter 2016!  

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Father let this chalice pass from me

Posted on March 20, 2016 by marklangley

The Fourth century saint and doctor of the church, St. Hilary of Poitiers, has a lovely insight – or perhaps I should say – a somewhat different take on Our Lord’s prayer in the garden. And going a little further, … Continue reading →

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Glimpsing God’s Grace Off Broadway

Posted on February 26, 2016 by marklangley

Last weekend my wife, Stephanie, and I found ourselves sitting in the Manhattan Theater Club on West 55th Street in New York City. Why? Well, to watch John Patrick Shanley’s (of Tony, Academy Award, and Pulitzer Prize fame) latest Off-Broadway hit about … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding LionandOx

Posted on May 31, 2014 by marklangley

The lionandox has been rather inactive for the past month. One day the site just appeared to have become unusable. So we thought we would take advantage of that minor catastrophe to rebuild the whole site over here at http://www.lionandox.com. … Continue reading →

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“A masterpiece of God”

Posted on July 29, 2013 by marklangley

“A masterpiece of God”.

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Does Nature Act For A Purpose?

Posted on July 21, 2013 by marklangley

The title of this post is “Does Nature Act For A Purpose?” And it is a post that I have been wanting to post for some weeks now, mainly because there are some ideas in my head that I have … Continue reading →

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Inagua Sharpie Update

Posted on May 31, 2013 by marklangley

Huzzah! The framing is complete! Now I need to “fair” the boat. This is of course the term that professional boat builders use. What they mean is that one has to sand the  frame down so that the exterior wood can be … Continue reading →

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Fourteen Foot Inagua Sharpie

Posted on May 26, 2013 by marklangley

What man is there who doesn’t want to “weigh anchor” and find his natural freedom over the water… like the Spirit that “Hovered over the waters?” Now I am not saying that the Holy Spirit was hovering in an Inagua Sharpie – … Continue reading →

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