click to enlarge My thanks to David Knudtson My heartfelt thanks to David Knudtson of Vancouver, WA., who donated and installed a brand new hard drive for my laptop. As well, to all of you who donated money towards the purchase of a new Macbook to replace my five year
Chief Hierarch, Metropolitan Hilarion Just Whose Recipe is it, Anyway One of the most powerful reasons for embracing Orthodoxy is to be found in the Church’s insistence that she holds to the evangelical and apostolic doctrine of the Ancient Church. In an age when everything is up for change, there
Click on center arrow to see short video. Sunday June 17, 2012 2nd Sunday after Pentecost. All Russian Saints. Tone one. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed All venerable and holy Fathers of the Holy Mount Athos (movable holiday on the 2nd Sunday of Pentecost). All venerable and holy
Our Wild Foxglove ( Reflecting God in Our Art and Music Some time ago I wrote, “some secular music sounds like it had it’s birth in the depths of hell”. Certainly music itself can not come from Satan, it comes from the creative mind of people. Some people, however, are
On Being a Good Father I’ll forever be grateful for the love and support I received from my own father. He never let a day pass without giving his two sons assurance of his love and acceptance, and always demonstrated the importance of living an honest life. He was kind
An Aging Monk with His Aging Laptop The Morning Offering, my daily blog, has been a ministry of sorts for a number of years. My old MacBook is showing signs that it may be about to give up the ghost. I’m waiting for the prices to go down, now that
Birth Control, and the Orthodox Christian Marriage, for the Orthodox Christian, is to have as it’s foundation, Jesus Christ, and a commitment to live in full communion with the Church. When a couple are joined together in this mystical (sacramental) union with one another, they become one flesh, and begin
To Believe or Not Believe: What to do about doubt and faith? In the Gospel narratives we read that the Holy Apostle Thomas had told his fellow Apostles that he would not believe the Lord had risen from the dead unless he put his hand in the wounds of Christ.
Taking Stock Pilgrimage from Saint Silouan Orthodox Church () If you do not take stock in yourself on a daily basis, you will lay barren your heart, and will succumb to your fallen nature, failing to attain spiritual perfection. With love in Christ,Abbot Tryphon Photos: Parishioners of Saint Silouan Orthodox
Berlin Synagogue Restored The largest synagogue in Germany reopens today after two years of renovation. Built in 1904, Rykestrasse synagogue was one of the few Jewish buildings in the capital to survive the Kristallnacht pogrom of November 1938. As an Orthodox Christian, I see God’s hand whenever justice reigns, and