Saints, Seasons, Society, Sins, plus Travels mostly to Greece and who knows what next? by Father Bill Olnhausen
Pray for the suffering people of Ukraine, Gaza and the West Bank. ______________ I know, you long-time readers have heard this story before. So have I! I’m telling it again 1 So you newer readers will hear it. 2 Because all good stories deserve re-telling. Why do you suppose the Church year repeats itself over and […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »Pray for the suffering people of Ukraine and Gaza. Saint Sisoes: Why? We don’t know Sisoes’ * birthdate. We know he died in the year 429, and once confessed to having lived in the desert for 72 years – so you can count back. pronounced “SiSO-es” When he was a youth he went […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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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