Good Morning, Digital Neighbors! Merry Christmas as we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany and God’s revelation to the nations. For Disciples of Christ in the Orthodox tradition, this is a far greater day than the celebration of His birth at Christmas. However you choose to parse it, if you’re a believer in Jesus, you are thankful that He has come to bring salvation to humanity. If you are not a believer, I hope you have seen the good that Judeo-Christian culture has brought to the world. The world would be far different without the centuries of Judeo-Christian values celebrated in the West and the pre-Muslim Near East.
I so love Dennis Prager’s appreciation for the link between Judaism and Christianity—we share the same book. The Christian Scriptures flow out of the Jewish Scriptures; Christians believe that Jesus came to fulfill all the promises God made to His people. Isaiah is the most quoted prophet in the New Testament, and Jesus is seen as fulfilling many of the ...
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
Padre - Tom Miller invites you to a Coffee Talk, Speakeasies, Schmoozes, Tea Times, Afterhours and other gatherings.
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2026 Coffee Talk with the ADD Irregulars
Thursday, January 1, 2026
6:00 AM - 8:00 AM (CST)
Occurs every day starting 1/1 until 12/31/2027
Coffee Talk - Daily beginning at 6:00 AM Central Time Zone - USA
White Pilled Wednesday - A break from the heaviness of news and current events to focus upon things more personal & positive for the first hour of Coffee Talk.
Afternoon Chats - Most Tuesday, Friday & Sundays 2:00 PM Central
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