st. john the baptist.how dangerous it is to immoderately drink alcohol, which leads to such irreparable and terrible consequences. in a certain sense, drunkenness is an expression of human sin in general, because any sin, any sinful passion , intoxicates the soul, depriving its prudence of sobriety. she's losing control of herself begins to do what is unthinkable for a person in a healthy state to do what he wants, and not what is worthy of a person , what is rightly needed, a person intoxicated with passion goes to murder, robbery, fornication destroys everything around him and destroys his own soul, therefore alcoholic intoxication , in a sense, can be called a visual image or symbol of the sinfulness of mankind. for this reason , since ancient times, on the day of the beheading of john the baptist, a day of sobriety was established, but no, the tradition of this celebration restored by the church on this day . prayers are held in churches to extinguish passion for drunkenness, drug addiction and other h

john the baptist. today we are having a conversation with you about painting. in a corner of moscow near the novodevichy convent we are talking about st pointing god’s people to christ the redeemer. ancient artists depicted john as exhausted, his emaciated flesh covered with a bagpipe in his hand. he holding a staff. all these are signs of his desert habitation, which the forerunner mastered from childhood. saint john was constantly in prayerful conversation with his heavenly father. it is no coincidence that he is more for heaven than for earth. the people revered him as a prophet sent by a leader. this christ john denounced the iniquity of one of the four rulers of judea and the gentiles here, leaving his own wife. he took his brother's wife, who also had his niece, the voice of st. john thundered. i am not worthy of the jordan above me. he told the king to do this. the niece and mistress of irada mcp and radiata felt a burning hatred for saint john. she dreamed of killing him. she managed to convince the king to imprison the prophet. well, make him execute the flowers. and for the sake of the cake, he knew how much anna loved and h

like the founder of his order st. john baptist, father michael dedicated his life to educating and lifting up children at risk of being consigned to the margins of society and life. he began his career in morning as a math teacher but was soon drawn into the word of social work. he moved from the classroom to a residential facility for justice involved youth. fortunately, his journey brought him to rhode island where he first worked as a chaplain at the adult correctional institute. in 1974 he cofounded ocean ties, a residential program that.s a challenging, safe, and healthy learning environment for young men who have experienced severe educational difficulties in regular school settings and indeed have had other complicated social problems. over the years i have met many students who have been transformed by their experience at ocean tides. i have had the privilege of hosting them in my senate office here at the capitol. their poise, leadership, and thoughtfulness gave me confidence in our shared future and also exemplify the re