544. Two Very Different Twentieth Century Orthodox Martyrs: Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Russia, and Alexander of Munich

      Pray for the suffering people of Ukraine, Gaza and the West Bank.   Before we begin: Two other notable saints come up next week. July 20: The Holy Prophet Elijah (Elias) July 22: Saint Mary Magdalene At the bottom of this Post, if you’d like, you can access the articles I wrote […]

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542. July 4: Orthodoxy and American Democracy

  Pray for the suffering people of Ukraine and Gaza.   “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government – except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…” Winston S Churchill, 11 November 1947 During much of history, Orthodox people have lived under emperors, dictators […]

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541. My First Trip to Greece, Part Two – 1) Popular Orthodoxy. 2) The Face of Saint Nicholas.

  Pray for the suffering people of Ukraine and Gaza. _________________ A Week on a Greek island The conference ended and with my wife’s leave – I have a wonderful wife – I had something I had long wanted: a week to bum around on a Greek island. I felt prepared. I had learned enough […]

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540. My First Trip to Greece: Part One – at the end of which, Saint Nicholas begins to make his move.

  Pray for the people of Ukraine and Gaza.   I’m old, now. I won’t see Greece again. Nevertheless, I often still go there. On my trips I kept a daily travel journal. I wrote one time: “Why am I keeping this journal? So when I get old and can’t travel here any more, I’ll […]

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