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The wonder-working icon of Taxiarchis Mikhail Panormitis

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Mikha'El - Production

Mikha’El – Production

Just letting you all know that production on the new docudrama Mikha’El has commenced, with three camera units in seven countries. Some bibliographic sources for the film (from its website):

Genesis 2:4-3:24;

Liber de apparitione Sancti Michaelis;

The Talmud (Babylonian);

The Torah (Elohist / Jahwist / Priestly);

The Midrashim;

The LXX;

Secrets of a soul;

Summa theologica;

Dictionnaire infernal;

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Coming in 2019

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Mikha'El - Some facts - 2

Mikha’El – Some facts – 2

He serves directly in front of God the Father;

Wherever Mikha’El appears on earth, there too can the Shekinah be found;

He is the indestructible Defender of the Faith and the terrible avenger of those who take the Divine Name in vain;

He is the Leader of the heavenly armies;

He is the Guardian of the Eucharist in the tabernacles of the world;

He is the bringer of joy to the People of God;

He…

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Mikha'El - Some facts

Mikha’El – Some facts

He saved Abraham from the furnace of Nimrod and told Sarah she was going to give birth to Isaac, the son of the promise;

He protected Sarah from being defiled by Abimelech;

He stopped the Akedah of Abraham on Mount Zion, which was being carried out at the same place where Adam had first sacrificed to God;

He was one of the first to bow down to Adam when the latter was made;

He helped the chief…

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Mikha’El – Timeline of ages from Adam to Abraham (Credit: Robert Rouse).

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Mikha'el - Film in pre-production

Mikha’el – Film in pre-production

A film on the great archangel, Michael, is currently in pre-production. It is going to be shot on location in various places to be revealed at a later date. Since the research for the film is quite rich in content, excerpts from it shall be posted here for your interest, in addition to updates about the film, processes involved, behind-the-scenes stills and narratives, and so forth. When…

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Taxiarchis Mikhail Panormitis Hail, first-formed star of the world. Hail, candle of truth and justice, shining like gold. Hail, first receiver in the choirs of angels, of the rays of the uncreated light.

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NEWS: British theologian Christopher Villiers speaks about poetry and Catholicism at Durham University

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Divine Beauty (2018)

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The new film ‘Divine Beauty’ My new film Divine Beauty is out, you can watch it here. The fruit of more than one and half years of work, it is based on the Passion according to the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta, the Daughter of the Kingdom of the Divine Will, and the Catholic visionary Barnabas Nwoye.

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5* REVIEW for 'Saint Corbinian's Bear - Lenten Companion for Bearish Humans'

5* REVIEW for ‘Saint Corbinian’s Bear – Lenten Companion for Bearish Humans’

In the spirit of Lent, I am compelled to confess that I have only read about a third of the book. But I have an excuse: I am simply following the authors’ recommendation, who advise that you only read one section per day. And since waiting until the end of Lent to review a book about the season would lead to others missing out on this fine work, I have decided to jump in early and supplement…

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BOOK REVIEW: Saint Corbinian's Bear - Lenten Companion for Bearish Humans

BOOK REVIEW: Saint Corbinian’s Bear – Lenten Companion for Bearish Humans

Even better than a pile of Matthew Kelly books!

Review at Dappled Things written by Jonathan McDonald

One benefit of being a 1300-year-old bear blessed with the gift of reason through a sainted hermit is that it lends you the wisdom of experience. Said wisdom may be expressed in the form of blogging, or, even better, as a book on the spiritual life. St. Corbinian’s Bear’s Lenten Companion for…

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NEW AUDIOBOOKS from Hope and Life Press

NEW AUDIOBOOKS from Hope and Life Press

Hope and Life Press is pleased to announce the release of another three audiobooks narrated by Matt Standley:

Judging Angels, the award-winning novel by Timothy Capps, Esq., who has also written the newly-released Saint Corbinian’s Bear: Lenten Companion for Bearish Humans together with Kathryn Capps;

The Divine Heart of God the Father in Scripture (Vol. 6 in the HLP Christianity series); and

The…

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NEW: Saint Corbinian's Bear - Lenten Companion for Bearish Humans

NEW: Saint Corbinian’s Bear – Lenten Companion for Bearish Humans

Hope and Life Press is pleased to announce the release of the book Saint Corbinian’s Bear: Lenten Companion for Bearish Humans by Timothy Capps, Esq., and Kathryn Capps. The book is illustrated by Ragan Black.

Maybe you’re not learned. Maybe you’re not holy. Maybe you’re not even entirely human. That’s okay. A 1300-year-old talking Bear is here to be your daily companion during Lent.

In the early…

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NEW: Joint (Havana) Declaration by Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill Hope and Life Press, in conjunction with the Libreria Editrice Vaticana, is pleased to announce the release of the English language edition of the…

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NEWS RELEASE by the Church in Wales about 'Seasons of Prayer'

NEWS RELEASE by the Church in Wales about ‘Seasons of Prayer’

THE CHURCH IN WALES

News Release, February 7, 2018.

Curate’s book on prayer praised by Archbishop

A book of prayers for the four seasons of the year, written by an assistant curate, is being endorsed by the Archbishop of Wales. Called Seasons of Prayers, the new book contains 72 original ‘everyday’ prayers for autumn, winter, spring and summer. It explores how the spiritual life passes through…

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