tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228522432009-12-11T00:39:13.677-08:00Serving all things Orthodorky...Stacynoreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag: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.com0tag: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.com1tag: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

David Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993davidbryanw@gmail.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.

Theronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062999048967664941mathis5fam@yahoo.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

Theronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062999048967664941mathis5fam@yahoo.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.

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