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Video (no youtube) Golan Vach, member of the famous musical Vach family and commander of an Israeli rescue unit, spoke to the Hershkovitz family as they mourned their father, educator Yossi Hershkovitz, who fell while fighting in Gaza. (translation of Golan Vach's narration in the video: "It was total darkness and suddenly someone was in the living room near us and I hear him humming," he recalled. "I called out, 'Yoss?' and he replied, 'Yes.' I asked him what he was humming and he said it was a song that he used to sing to himself. I asked him if...

One of the best preachers who ever lived (IMO)

Who Can Find Grass and Water in the Desert Pope Benedict XVI The Pope dedicates the General Audience to the figure of the shepherd evoked in Psalm 23 On Wednesday morning, 5 October [2011], at the General Audience in St Peter's Square, resuming his Catechesis on prayer, the Holy Father commented on the image of the shepherd who "knows each one of his sheep and calls them by name; and they follow him because they recognize him". This week Benedict XVI reflected on Psalm 23[22]. The following is a translation of the Pope's Catechesis, which was given in Italian. Dear...

On Psalm 23 "The Nearness of God Transforms Reality, the Dark Valley Loses Its Danger" VATICAN CITY, OCT. 5, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the Italian-language catechesis Benedict XVI gave today during the general audience held in St. Peter's Square. The Pope continued his series of catecheses on prayer with a reflection on Psalm 23. * * * Dear brothers and sisters, Turning to Lord in prayer involves a radical act of trust, in the awareness that one is entrusting oneself to God who is good, "merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and...

Psalm 23...... 1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6Surely goodness and mercy shall...

Fear No Evil! A Sermon on Psalm 23 Richard J. Vincent We all must wrestle with our fears. To deny them is dishonest and dangerous. Furthermore, denial gives us no real ability to face our fears and courageously conquer them. In his first inaugural address, on March 4, 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt said that the only thing we had to fear was fear itself. That sounded nice; it was good rhetoric; it had a nice ring. The problem is that it wasn't true then and it isn't true now. We have a lot to fear, and there is something...