tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228522432011-12-12T15:02:47.377-08:00Serving all things Orthodorky...Stacynoreply@blogger.comBlogger1761100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-76397022872714018792011-04-13T04:57:00.003-07:002011-04-13T04:57:44.670-07:00

https://orthodoxnorthwest.wordpress.com/

Stacynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-87216833331911881782011-04-06T05:27:00.000-07:002011-04-06T05:27:45.790-07:00

A friend of mine, whom we'll call Mysterium, was written a letter from a friend of his, Ralph.  Mysterium and Ralph went to seminary together.   Ralph's nephew, Jack, is a Christian and is intending to marry his Christian boyfriend.  Ralph wrote to Mysterium for his thoughts.  _________________________________________________________________________________ I have a few thoughts about Jack,

Stacynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-67162376059547419472010-04-23T22:29:00.000-07:002010-04-23T22:29:34.487-07:00

Pithless Thoughts: Orthograph #67 - Living in the Present Moment #2

Hira Animfeftenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-73977551229428379302010-03-28T03:24:00.000-07:002010-03-28T03:29:28.392-07:00

This article first ran in the 2005 issue of Touchstone Magazine. I'm so happy Touchstone finally made it available in their online archives. It's well worth the read.A Requiem for Friendship

Stacynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-60618041006726351052010-03-11T09:16:00.002-08:002010-03-11T09:19:48.655-08:00

From Fr. John:Can anyone help me find the Akathist to Saint Benedict, online? I would be very grateful

Stacynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-54883353641832025362010-02-10T12:43:00.000-08:002010-02-10T12:46:12.136-08:00

Does anyone know what happened to the "Our Life In Christ" podcast from Ancient Faith Radio?

Stacynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-11266661038525202882010-01-27T22:33:00.000-08:002010-01-27T22:36:22.682-08:00

The Western Saints Icon Project

Stacynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-19142472899077994662009-09-03T08:53:00.000-07:002009-09-03T09:11:50.927-07:00

I often get asked by very well-meaning people if I can recommend a charity wherein the money donated actually goes to those for whom it's intended (if you're not aware by now, much of the charity money given in good faith is actually corrupted long before it helps anyone in need). I am very, very happy to make this recommendation that has an Orthodox foundation. The St. Nicholas Uganda

Stacynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-17031509650324392762009-08-27T07:15:00.000-07:002009-08-27T07:18:02.553-07:00

I've been struggling through these thoughts for two years. I'm sure I'll struggle through them for more to come.Yesterday I had a conversation with a colleague wherein we were talking about whether or not the support staff (janitors, housekeepers, etc) resented working with people who made so much more money than they did, or were they simply grateful to have a job (isn't it funny how it's

Stacynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-10437799207099719202009-06-06T06:14:00.000-07:002009-06-06T06:19:17.532-07:00

Orthodox Worship: Not for LightweightsIf you haven't read this already, it's well worth your time. It's even worth my oh-good-grief-internet-in-Uganda-is-too-slow-for-this time. :) Enjoy.Get to Know the OriginalA nice reference point for your non-Orthodox friends. :)

Stacynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-58384145566927550412008-11-10T12:30:00.000-08:002008-11-10T19:03:52.335-08:00

Some years ago I preached a sermon at a Pan-Orthodox gathering right after San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom decided to disregard California law and begin allowing same sex weddings. I spoke of how his actions were prophetic in that they were a foretaste of what would come. My point was that the disintegration of morals and the culture were, in part, because Orthodox Christians were absent from

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-49354539606502589052008-11-10T09:37:00.000-08:002008-11-10T09:39:44.102-08:00

Learning in War-Time A sermon preached by C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) at Oxford in 1939 at the commencement of World War II (Lewis offers his thoughts on the pursuit of education and culture in times of warfare and national crisis from a profoundly Christian perspective.) ". . . I think it important to try to see the present calamity in a

Stacynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-31482999568774263352008-11-07T18:24:00.001-08:002008-11-07T18:24:37.594-08:00

A sample...The death of religion, of the true Christian religion, occurs when the God who became flesh and dwelt among us, is seen as the God who has removed Himself (having accomplished His work here) and is found only in the distance of theological thought. It is little wonder that in the sterility of Christian atheism the vacuum of a true spiritual life should be filled with the vacuity of the

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-34550614067651849312008-11-01T08:16:00.001-07:002008-11-01T08:26:18.858-07:00

On November 1st, St. Elias Parish calls to mind the life and work of Bishop, now Saint RAPHAEL, the first Orthodox bishop consecrated in America, who served the Russian Orthodox Church and this country by gathering the communities of Middle Eastern immigrants into parishes.St. RAPHAEL founded my parish, St. Elias Church, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, in 1912.Holy St. RAPHAEL pray for us!

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-53394898700063625312008-10-31T00:40:00.000-07:002008-10-31T00:45:38.214-07:00

Greetings to everyone from Uganda. The following is a letter sent out by my parish priest in Memphis. I think that it's obviously timely in light of the upcoming elections, but it's also just wonderful fatherly wisdom. *****October 30, 2008Martyrs Zenobius and ZenobiaDear brothers and sisters in our Lord,The following are thoughts I have been pondering for several weeks. I love you all, and

Stacynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-85786697850015257252008-08-20T19:47:00.001-07:002008-08-20T19:48:37.308-07:00

Hang in there with me. I've been very busy and while there are a lot of things to write they've all been blocked up by time, fatigue, other issues. The dam will burst, soon.

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-68185094694316876172008-08-17T19:52:00.000-07:002008-08-17T20:20:17.833-07:00

...I know it's been forever since anybody has posted on here ("forever," in blog terms, being three months), but something has been on my mind as of late...My mother has invited us to enroll our three year-old in a program I was in when I was a child -- some of you may have heard of AWANA -- and my wife and I, after having looked at some of the literature for the youngest group which our three

Dn. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-41133308306731615832008-05-20T00:55:00.002-07:002008-05-20T01:25:34.196-07:00

Most of you know that I worked with children with autism for years, so you can imagine that this story about a priest banning a boy with autism from mass caught my eye. The gist of it is that the boy is large and can have violent outbursts. I have taken many of my students to church with me. I also have many scars all over my body from violent outbursts from students (not at church, mind you),

Stacynoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-47639376946139841402008-03-26T11:56:00.000-07:002008-03-26T12:14:13.258-07:00

I was listening to a podcast by Frederica M-G and within it she made a comment that she feels that men and women should marry young. Basically her premise was that it's hard to remain chaste and single. Obviously she wasn't making a definitive statement, but was simply being practical. Another person in the podcast made a comment about the inability of young, single people to commit simply

Stacynoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-38352467234146635352008-03-09T21:34:00.000-07:002008-03-09T21:36:58.174-07:00

Demons 'possess' Ugandan kids05/02/2008 14:22 - (SA) Kampala - More than 100 students in a western Ugandan school become possessed by demonic spirits, Uganda's state-run newspaper reported on Tuesday.The New Vision said that authorities at Sir Tito Winyi Primary School in the western district Hoima described the "hysterical" students as suffering from a demonic attack."The situation is bad.

Stacynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-44415944306961944852008-03-04T00:20:00.000-08:002008-03-04T00:24:04.487-08:00

This is an email I recently sent out to my friends and family. After I sent this email I began to receive emails from strangers. I will post them as a series of posts.*****I want to tell you all a little story about a man named Jack. It's a story that isn't finished being written yet, and that's precisely why I'm writing to you now. For my first six months here I was blessed to come to know my

Stacynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-53089217300878990052008-01-27T20:42:00.000-08:002008-01-27T20:45:32.472-08:00

Is there a difference between "I," as in the ego-self and my person? My suspicion is that there is, but I would like to hear your thoughts if you have any.

Stacynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-40884296070523220522008-01-27T03:40:00.001-08:002008-01-27T03:45:15.076-08:00

My friend recently visited me here in Uganda and I requested to main things:BooksMexican FoodI got both. One of the books he brought for me was Philip Sherrard's The Sacred in Life and Art. This is an excellent book so if you're looking for a new book to sink your teeth into then check this one out! (Click on the link above to read the review by the good folks at Eighth Day Books)

Stacynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-34100766866511028092007-12-19T14:49:00.000-08:002007-12-19T14:50:52.968-08:00

I'm curious if anyone out there has adapted the Russian tradition of the Holy Supper to your Orthodox family. I thought about beginning the tradition at our house this year, but not sure where to start.

Theron Mathisnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-40593044099795205642007-12-03T20:47:00.001-08:002007-12-03T20:56:33.340-08:00

Fr. Gerasmus serves at a rural parish in northwest Tanzania.After church the people like do a little dancing. Some of the seminarians from Kisikizi got in on the action.

Stacynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-19695121892342333142007-12-03T20:33:00.000-08:002007-12-03T20:46:26.818-08:00

Okay, I'm technically 45 minutes north of the equator, but it sounded like a good title. Besides, I regularly cross the equator, does that count?Anyway, I wanted to ask for your prayers...To quote one of the Orthodox faithful from a neighboring country, "We have heard about the corruption in the Ugandan church and we're all concerned that it's gotten so bad that the church in Uganda is going to

Stacynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-1072763294704598632007-11-30T15:01:00.001-08:002007-11-30T15:07:24.724-08:00

Recently heard there has been an Ebola virus outbreak in Uganda. Please keep our very own Orthodork in your prayers...In Christ,The handmaid,Mary-Leah

handmaidmary-leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020071205679915685noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-73479717238746875342007-11-05T13:49:00.000-08:002007-11-05T13:57:38.632-08:00

It has been so arranged by the Lord God, that in His care for thesalvation of our soul, each person in this life has a cross which hemust humbly carry to our Heavenly Father from his childhood,calling to Him from the depth of his soul: “Our Father! May ThyHoly Will be done in all things, only do not deprive me of ThyHeavenly Kingdom.”- St. Anthony - If you happen to sin - believe in the mercy of

handmaidmary-leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020071205679915685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-52401359512154536652007-11-02T07:05:00.001-07:002007-11-02T07:05:57.837-07:00

Here is a link to the book that should be on every Orthodox Christian, and inquirer's, shelf!The complete Orthodox Study Bible can be pre-ordered now with a substantial discount from Conciliar Press.

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-80216640288527283202007-10-21T18:32:00.000-07:002007-10-21T18:34:47.661-07:00

This weekend I was visiting with a Baptist friend and former seminarian classmate. He asked me about Orthodox Biblical Studies. I mentioned that they are few and far between, at least in the same genre that one finds among Protestants and Catholics. My comment was that much in Orthodoxy that is written in commentary form tends to more devotional in nature rather than academic. Also when one

Theron Mathisnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-61795832348929176102007-10-12T01:25:00.000-07:002007-10-12T01:28:00.716-07:00

What is the Orthodox responsibility to not judge and yet to cry out "Anathema" when needed?Please pray for me.

Stacynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-40963905954058893012007-08-13T06:42:00.000-07:002007-08-13T06:47:33.090-07:00

Please accept my apologies for bad blog management. I haven't read through the comments and posts, but I've received several notes of alarm.As some of you may know I've just moved to Uganda and I've only just now had access to the internet. Again, please accept my apologies.

Stacynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-81998854672983408322007-08-13T02:34:00.001-07:002007-08-13T02:34:47.945-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Saint Herman's Seminary, originally uploaded by Olympiada. This one is really popular on Flickr. If you look through the chandelier, you can see the icons of the angels. This kind of looks like the gates of heaven to me.

existentialistnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-76677979935057130642007-08-13T02:30:00.001-07:002007-08-13T02:30:00.034-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Saint Innocent's Academy Bus, originally uploaded by Olympiada. This is the bus that took us from Holy Resurrection Cathedral to St. Mary's for the Banquet. Saint Innocent's Academy were my friends from California who moved

existentialistnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-61217556570615387232007-08-12T18:34:00.001-07:002007-08-12T18:34:54.922-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Our Lord Jesus Christ, originally uploaded by Olympiada. This is the back of Bishop MAXIM's vestments as His Grace was serving communion. I am not sure if these vestments belong to Bishop MAXIM or Bishop NIKOLAI's

existentialistnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-82372624148746157172007-08-12T18:27:00.001-07:002007-08-12T18:27:31.697-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } His Grace Bishop NIKOLAI Bishop of Sitka Anchorage and Alaska, originally uploaded by Olympiada. The people on Flickr really like this one. I even entered it into Next Top Model as a joke (kind of) and someone commented.

existentialistnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-20219702373857011872007-08-12T18:25:00.001-07:002007-08-12T18:25:58.356-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The relics of Saint Herman of Alaska, originally uploaded by Olympiada. I was afraid to take this photograph. I am glad I did. The first time is always the hardest.

existentialistnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-52104257463492323872007-08-12T18:24:00.001-07:002007-08-12T18:24:52.807-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The Vigil Lamps at Holy Resurrection Cathedral, originally uploaded by Olympiada. Dawn Mary also liked this too. That's a nun venerating the relics of Saint Herman and these are the vigil lamps that burn for a week before

existentialistnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-58076983840691108552007-08-12T18:20:00.001-07:002007-08-12T18:20:01.045-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Saint Herman's Chains and Cross, originally uploaded by Olympiada. This was one of Dawn Mary's favorites and another friend of mine asked me to take a photograph of Saint Herman's cross and chains for him. This is from the

existentialistnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-82950859732641302572007-08-12T18:14:00.001-07:002007-08-12T18:14:04.854-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The Icon of Saint Herman, originally uploaded by Olympiada. Taking during Divine Liturgy.

existentialistnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-68749636625773267902007-08-11T17:27:00.000-07:002007-08-11T17:28:03.312-07:00

Looking into His eyesshe sees clarityand her heart yearnsshe moves closer to the edgeof the mystery that is Hisand comes to the endof the known

existentialistnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-53948831220663693792007-08-06T08:18:00.000-07:002007-08-06T08:21:31.188-07:00

I am preparing to depart for Kodiak, AK tomorrow morning for the St. Herman's Pilgrimage. I am leaving behind my 6 year old daughter with her father. I will be gone for 8 days. I am traveling with a disability for the first time to AK. Please pray for me and for my family.

existentialistnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-80475159478242648632007-08-06T08:15:00.000-07:002007-08-06T08:16:46.580-07:00

I am wondering what people think of this blog? I got into some trouble on it last week and I now I am scared of it.

existentialistnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-56819788340651146812007-08-06T03:08:00.000-07:002007-08-06T03:11:56.240-07:00

Please pray for me. I leave for my new home in Africa tomorrow morning.(Thank you, Papa Herman, for the icon!)

Stacynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-72850302971363084102007-07-27T07:44:00.000-07:002007-08-12T16:30:54.488-07:00

Libya releases Bulgarian nurses, Palestinian doctorBy ASSOCIATED PRESSWeeping relatives embraced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, imprisoned for life in Libya for infecting children with HIV, after the six medics flew home Tuesday to cheering crowds and a presidential pardon."I waited so long for this moment," nurse Snezhana Dimitrova said as she fell into the arms of emotional

handmaidmary-leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020071205679915685noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-329121073794676922007-07-18T15:13:00.000-07:002007-07-18T15:15:50.955-07:00

The Pope's Got A PointBy: Rabbi Yerachmiel Seplowitz Wednesday, July 18, 2007 The pope has generated a bit of controversy. First, he permitted congregations to go back to the old custom of praying in Latin. (More about that later.) Then he announced that only the Catholic Church qualifies as a real church. Protestants, as far as the pope is concerned, simply don’t make the grade!

handmaidmary-leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020071205679915685noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-60542449817726314942007-07-18T06:01:00.000-07:002007-07-18T06:04:59.685-07:00

If you wish to mosey on over to Ancient Faith Radio (www.ancientfaithradio.com) there will be in the podcasts section a short and remarkably clear presentation by Clark Carlton on the Orthodoix understanding of the Church. With recent proclamations about the church by the Pope and the enguing ripple of attention to the question "What is the Church?" it might be good to have an informed Orthodox

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-34791225924779034592007-07-13T08:53:00.000-07:002007-07-14T08:12:20.021-07:00

Howdy. I thought I might engage in a little shameless promotion and point y'all to my latest post over at Christ in the Mountains, Orthodox Christianity and Western Culture.Enjoy!

Fr. Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-22256504513498790412007-07-13T08:45:00.000-07:002007-07-13T08:47:03.072-07:00

If you get the time check out Orthodox Circle an Orthodox alternative to My Space and more, including an Orthodox toolbar for download.

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-81290769865112012702007-07-12T05:42:00.000-07:002007-07-12T06:06:25.487-07:00

In light of the recent hubbub regarding the Pope reaffirming that he is indeed Catholic and his statements regarding Orthodox and Protestant believers, I decided to put the question to the Orthodox... is there such a thing as a Protestant Church?In case you're just coming in on the issue you can go to the links above to catch up, but the crux for these purposes is the statement that the Orthodox

Stacynoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-61351988899185128142007-07-09T19:32:00.000-07:002007-07-09T19:43:07.002-07:00

An Evangelical Rally in Africa...This article from First Things sheds a little light on the issue (probably one of the more interesting articles I've read in a while -- worth the time to read it): Believing in the Global SouthHat Tip for the video: Crunchy ConHat Tip for the article:  Warren FarhaJ. B.  if you're reading this... chime in!

Stacynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-27649651346865954832007-07-08T20:18:00.000-07:002007-07-09T15:33:17.440-07:00

Frederica Matthewes-Green did a recent article called, The Emerging Church and Orthodoxy. I thought the entire article was a good read and nice general overview. Here are a few snippets:The worship, of course, is not “free” like it might be in a charismatic church. The thing that struck me about the liturgy when I started attending was how *intimate* it is. There is a real theme of humility,

Stacynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-59862616045328145872007-07-05T13:15:00.001-07:002007-07-05T13:18:51.912-07:00

Orthodox Nations Agree on Holy Alliancehat tip: Paradosis

Stacynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-28558288295814593062007-07-04T08:54:00.000-07:002007-07-04T09:02:20.458-07:00

Cardinal Poupard believes that the Pope and Patriarch Aleksey will meet soonMoscow, 19 June 2007 (Interfax):Cardinal Paul Poupard, the President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, believes that Pope Benedict XVI and Patriarch Aleksey II will meet soon. Both sides are extremely close to such a possibility, he told the Moscow press on Tuesday. Numerous bilateral contacts and conferences between

handmaidmary-leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020071205679915685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-81737217940671326272007-06-29T11:28:00.000-07:002007-06-29T11:31:39.716-07:00

A priest friend of mine said recently, "I understand most of the fasts of the church, but I don't understand the Apostles Fast."So, Orthodorks, why? Why the Apostles Fast?Happy Feast!

Stacynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-33367613829271563872007-06-29T11:27:00.000-07:002007-06-29T16:15:48.027-07:00

Stacynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-27857726302641834742007-06-15T07:05:00.000-07:002007-06-15T07:08:28.504-07:00

It is true not only of the speech on that first Whitsunday that it is a speaking with tongues, but that all the language which is used in the New Testament is a speaking with tongues, even though it be written in the same words, and the same language, that we all use. To be persecuted from city to city, flayed alive, and so on, and yet to say, This is sheer joy; to thank God for the grace of

Bosphorusnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-52663399516757087702007-06-07T18:41:00.000-07:002007-06-07T18:56:42.946-07:00

Rod Dreher over at Crunchy Cons has a short, interesting little post. In what way does wealth distort faith?In a day when Liberation Theology invades the religious fabric of Western culture I think it's just as important of a question to ask in what way does poverty distort faith?

Stacynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-67911959821364900162007-06-06T08:14:00.000-07:002007-06-06T08:35:05.211-07:00

Seeing many write in this present lifewords without measure, smoothly rolling,who pass most time in drugeriesproducing only a hollow logorrhea,and how they write so brazenlythings clogged full of idiocies,as sand fills the sea or fruit-flies Egypt:I've found this to bethe single sweetest counsel, that,pitching out all other word, one holdon only to those inspired by God,as a calm harbor for those

Bosphorusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-21889431422059350712007-05-30T08:28:00.001-07:002007-05-30T08:28:52.696-07:00

The Orthodox Study Bible will be out in a complete version, Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonicals in February 2008. You can go here to vote for your favorite cover and if you wish you can call Thomas Nelson and pre-order (or at least so I was told by a Customer Services Rep). If you do don't forget to thank them for taking the risk, as a largely Protestant publishing house, of

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-89835264744537034432007-05-24T09:02:00.000-07:002007-05-24T09:04:41.930-07:00

Found on: Orthodox NewsRUSSIA WILL BECOME STRONGER - Komsomolskaya PravdaMay 17, 2007The Russian Orthodox Church will become more spiritual and pure... by Sergei Markov, director of the Political Studies Institute The unification of the Russian Orthodox Church is an extremely positive event. Firstly, it marks an end to the split into Red and White, to the Russian Civil War and the

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The Travelernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-65102666905204402912007-05-17T07:23:00.000-07:002007-05-17T07:25:26.922-07:00

Is Christianity anciently esoteric?

Stacynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-401173835983455272007-05-13T13:56:00.000-07:002007-05-13T13:58:15.003-07:00

Hat Tip: David's Daily DiversionsMay 12th, 2007Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor were tortured into confessing that they infected 426 Libyan children with the HIV virus. They have been sentenced to death.Why would the Libyans try to put the blame on foreign nurses? HIV principally transmitted through homosexual or non-marital heterosexual acts. This is not the sort of thing a

handmaidmary-leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020071205679915685noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-35926268296898823872007-05-09T05:11:00.000-07:002007-05-09T05:39:37.511-07:00

Many of us are certainly familiar with beliefs out there that relegate social justice as a component of the church set aside for para-ministry. The inclusion and holistic perspective that the whole of the Christian life is socially just and is therefore advocated as much in the monastery cell as it with the Orthodox lawyer in the courtroom and the Orthodox janitor sweeping the floors stands in

Stacynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-56444170144675101852007-05-03T12:06:00.000-07:002007-05-03T12:22:13.481-07:00

A Sermon by +Bishop BenjaminDiocese of the West (OCA)"...to quote Bishop Nikolaj: “We must guard against the temptation of insignificance.” And I think that might be his message to us tonight. We gather here together, Orthodox Christians from various Churches and jurisdictions, to become something greater than the sum of our various parts, the Body of Christ, the Church. We have been given a

handmaidmary-leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15020071205679915685noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-10523215574342741972007-04-28T17:37:00.000-07:002007-04-28T17:39:27.019-07:00

How do you tell the difference between a conservative and liberal Orthodox Christian?

Stacynoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-65883631109081443782007-04-25T22:35:00.000-07:002007-04-25T23:35:49.794-07:00

In Orthodoxy flattery is listed as one of the passions against which we much fight. Too, it is considered a way that we participate in the sins of another.Most-Praised Generation Craves Kudos at WorkA few quotes:Childhood in recent decades has been defined by such stroking -- by parents who see their job as building self-esteem, by soccer coaches who give every player a trophy, by schools that

Stacynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-27869828089756476162007-04-25T16:39:00.000-07:002007-04-25T16:41:31.989-07:00

Orthodox burial staged for the first time in 100 years - Patriarch Alexy IIHat Tip: Paradosis

Stacynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-55917041900579599502007-04-23T09:37:00.001-07:002007-04-23T09:37:33.930-07:00

In this age when everyone with a guitar thinks the world is entitled to thier opinions on everything Sheryl Crow has staked out her case for a limit on toilet paper in her efforts to promote ecological awareness.Uhhhhh Sheryl, how about giving up that electric guitar, and all those speakers and lights, and that really big house, and the tour bus and....And maybe someone needs to remind her that

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-35482517200579054952007-04-23T07:15:00.000-07:002007-04-23T07:17:18.856-07:00

A powerful article from "Spiked" that addresses the issue of dissent and speech becoming a disease the globalization of a trend started in the Soviet era of treating Christians as mentally ill because they refused to give up thier "delusions".

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-27248664407962038212007-04-18T06:06:00.000-07:002007-04-18T06:31:59.631-07:00

In the aftermath of the horrible killings at Virginia Tech its interesting to me to note the use of ritual to come to terms with the realities of that day and even life itself. Thousands of students attended a mass gathering that ended with a unison chant and then yesterday evening they gathered for a candlelight vigil. Ordered group activities with sensual elements like music and candles were

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-19448904087170447892007-04-17T07:21:00.000-07:002007-04-17T07:28:55.721-07:00

The bodies had hardly been cared for and families notified before the blame game for the shootings at Virgina Tech was already underway. An army of reporters and pundits, all of whom had not being there and not being aware of the situation in common, descended on the University to get thier thirty second sound bite and try to sound on top of things by questioning the response of the people who

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-23371992394571121642007-04-15T20:12:00.000-07:002007-04-16T20:21:36.011-07:00

I am resurrecting an old topic that Stacy brought up - that of the Christianity of other Christians. Forgive me, but I am going to republish my wife's last post to which nobody responded. She gets to the crux of the matter and it deserves some real reflection. Here is Churchmouses's post in full:"I can venture to suggest some of the "objective" reasons we share the name "Christian" with some

Enthymemosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14178573270247251221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-60169455048706226002007-04-15T19:36:00.000-07:002007-04-15T19:41:41.582-07:00

Maaloula

Stacynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-21299834960456574062007-04-15T06:27:00.000-07:002007-04-15T06:28:47.706-07:00

Stacynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-1430504339641694042007-04-12T06:47:00.000-07:002007-04-12T06:48:28.947-07:00

Apparently several of the scholars hyped for thier support of the documentary claiming the discovery of Jesus' family tomb are now backtracking on thier statements. I suppose it will be a while before that part of the story hits the front pages.

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-39342376938872388292007-04-08T07:13:00.000-07:002007-04-08T07:16:04.279-07:00

If any man be devout and loveth God,Let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast!If any man be a wise servant,Let him rejoicing enter into the joy of his Lord. If any have laboured long in fasting,Let him how receive his recompense.If any have wrought from the first hour,Let him today receive his just reward.If any have come at the third hour,Let him with thankfulness keep the feast.If any

Stacynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-92106194483671436802007-04-07T14:51:00.000-07:002007-04-07T14:56:31.183-07:00

If you haven't already been over to Fr. Joseph's Orthodixie, please allow me to direct you there now.

Stacynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-11904973684610153942007-04-06T16:38:00.000-07:002007-04-06T16:40:22.643-07:00

I, personally, like the last section :)SPECIAL FEATURE: Three interesting things about the Church of the Annunciation ONE: The church and the priest face East. An Orthodox church is very “God oriented,” said Father Matthew Tate, the senior priest and rector of the Church of the Annunciation. He clarified this by adding that the church is “oriented facing the east and the priest has his back to [

Stacynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-75324810377465426132007-04-03T21:29:00.000-07:002007-04-03T21:30:55.654-07:00

You’re St. Jerome!You’re a passionate Christian, fiercely devoted to Jesus Christ and his Church. You are willing to labor long hours in the Lord’s vineyard, and you have little patience with those who are less willing or able to work as you do. Your passions often carry you into temptation zones of wrath, lust, and pride.Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers!

Stacynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-45606384527921997882007-03-28T06:47:00.001-07:002007-03-28T06:49:31.677-07:00

Holy Week is the story of two loves. One love was human, fickle, and cringing in the face of death. The other was divine, enduring, and shattered mortality with its power even as it gave all that could be shared. In doing this it showed us beyond words what it means to be Christian.

The Travelernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-25022097992520489282007-03-27T21:50:00.000-07:002007-03-27T22:19:22.814-07:00

Are Protestants Christian? How is Christianity defined? I'm not leaning toward reverse Chick tracts here, I'm just wondering. And as much as I can appreciate the "I know Protestants who love the Lord and are much more devout than any Orthodox" story, the same can be said of some Muslims or some Jews (etc.) and yet we do not bequeath to them the title "Christian." Along those same lines I know

Stacynoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-73148586809825424222007-03-25T12:54:00.000-07:002007-03-25T12:58:21.607-07:00

If any of you out there are artists and want to help me out with a simple orthodork project, please contact me at:orthodorkcafe[at]gmail[dot]comThank you.

Stacynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-69601483252795150312007-03-21T09:52:00.000-07:002007-03-21T09:55:33.085-07:00

Hey y'all, this request came in. Can you help?Where can we get information on the historicity of Father Arseny (theguy who spent a lot of his life in a gulag)? Was he a real figure?Can we be sure?I've read both the books on him and they touched me profoundly! I wasjust not certain of his historicity because I asked this Russianpriest about him and he said that his historicity was unconfirmed.I

Stacynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-16826361378019417382007-03-13T09:10:00.000-07:002007-03-13T09:16:19.580-07:00

This is one of the finest short articles on the "problem with Africa" I've read. It highlights our desire to want to give without sacrifice.Especially during this time of Lent where, with renewed fervor, we give more Alms for the healing of our soul, this is a wonderful article to read. The helplessness felt by so many with regards to the poverty and disease in Africa is turning into apathy.

Stacynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-77907840699521625592007-02-15T10:47:00.000-08:002007-02-15T10:50:55.545-08:00

I read this over here. I was taught about the schism in a slightly different manner. Thoughts anyone?

Stacynoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-46368980470132201242007-02-15T09:10:00.000-08:002007-02-15T09:18:24.770-08:00

Greetings!As we're entering into Great Lent and already begun a portion of our fast and as I am a catechumen and new to this, I am wondering if any of you have Lenten recipes/cookbooks you would like to recommend. Your help is much appreciated!Thanks!Joshuajoshua (dot) m (dot) ford (at) gmail (dot) com

ImperialPunknoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-12462071873964332422007-01-28T13:46:00.000-08:002007-01-28T14:07:21.791-08:00

Hope you don't mind me borrowing the wall for a minute, Stacy.If all goes according to plan (my plans are notorious for not going according to...plan) I hope to be in California from Feb. 17-24. I was wondering if someone could point me in the direction of a good Orthodox church in the Sacramento(Roseville)/Davis area. An English speaking parish would be preferable, or Russian, but only as a

Джосина Ксенияhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413014103179922718noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-40827700720502425922007-01-21T15:10:00.000-08:002007-01-21T15:55:51.268-08:00

For the past few months I have been working on a project for the diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania. As a part of the project I've had to look closely at religious syncretism. Through this scrutinization I have become much more aware of the syncretism that exists in my own culture. I've always known America to be very pluralistic, but I've run into a bit of a snag with processing the issue.I've had a

Stacynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-10480003590496854842007-01-08T07:26:00.000-08:002007-01-08T07:28:17.366-08:00

Which of the early Church Fathers is good to read for info about creation ex nihilo?Original innocence?The fall?Resurrection?Info about heresies on these topics???

Stacynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-43786419006751285352007-01-02T11:12:00.000-08:002007-01-02T11:15:10.343-08:00

This collection of 100 prayers by St. Nikolai Velimirovic is available here.This guy's a saint for a reason.

Dn. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-46070006998876355872007-01-02T03:31:00.000-08:002007-01-02T03:53:38.218-08:00

My friends and I have always joked that I am the "white sheep" in the family. I am the only church-goes amonst them. Don't get me wrong, I have a wonderful family that I love very much, but I am a bit of an enigma to them at times. A recent conversation with a family member made me stop and scratch my head.A distant relative that I hadn't seen in seven years contacted me because he was

Stacynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-372347857807772982007-01-01T07:18:00.000-08:002007-01-01T07:36:13.755-08:00

"Children, brothers and sisters, may we see this very hope for things to come realized in our life through the prayers of great Saint John Chrysostom, who intercedes before us to the Lord in heaven together with all the Saints. This coming year will mark the sixteen hundredth anniversary of the falling asleep in the Lord of this Saint, and thus, the Ecumenical Patriarchate proclaims this to be

Stacynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-36888941202671440072006-12-26T10:56:00.000-08:002006-12-26T10:58:36.235-08:00

"The unity of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) will be fully restored on May 17, 2007, on Ascension Day..."Check it out here.

Stacynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-48976960241792684852006-12-25T21:26:00.000-08:002006-12-25T21:27:26.535-08:00

Christ is Born!

Stacynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-62042747564981221682006-12-20T18:32:00.000-08:002006-12-20T18:33:44.870-08:00

from the help desk of blogger...What happens when team blogs switch to the new version of Blogger? A team blog will only switch to the new version of Blogger when the original owner moves his or her account over. Team members who have not yet switched to the new version will still see the blog on their dashboards, but it will be grayed out and inaccessible. Once those members move their own

Stacynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-20528575339746949962006-12-20T17:31:00.000-08:002006-12-20T17:40:45.407-08:00

What is true justice? It seems that it is more than merely a value judgement of right/wrong and mercy bestowed.

Stacynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-1166025417271705132006-12-13T07:52:00.000-08:002006-12-13T07:56:57.306-08:00

The Washington Post's On Faith blog presently has a dialogue going on about whether or not America is or ever was a Christian nation. Here is the question they pose:Some politcally conservative Christians say that America is "a Christian nation," and at this time of year, with the country saturated with Christmas imagery, it can seem that they are right. Are they? Is America a "Christian nation

Stacynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22852243.post-1165973170605130872006-12-12T16:48:00.000-08:002006-12-12T18:51:22.186-08:00

One of my favorite books that I've read this year was a little book called, Seeds of Truth: Orthodox Thinking on Other Religions. In Communion brought this to light in its review:The title of the book is informed by St. Justin Martyr’s assertion that, “whatever has been spoken aright by any men belongs to us Christians.” Orthodox Christianity has typically held onto what is good in a culture even

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