Month: July 2021

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo I am a “fair weather” sports fan. I get excited only when the Milwaukee Brewers are winning (as they are), and especially when the Milwaukee Bucks are American NBA (National Basketball Association) champions! Who would ever have guessed that it would take a Nigerian/Greek Orthodox man to finally lead a middle-American Milwaukee, Wisconsin, team […]

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But before the plane takes off: Thank you so very much for all your kind get well wishes and prayers. They’re “working”. Now: Off we go! Trip to Greece: September 2014  The Temple of Aphaia, on Aegina Except as noted, all photos are my own. You get to see my vacation pictures! Uh oh… Looking back, […]

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Dear Ones: As you know, these Posts normally are published on Fridays. Last Saturday I told you I was a day late because I’d had a virus (non-Covid) all week. This time I’m two days late, so I should have an even better excuse. And I do! The virus worsened, and I went into the hospital […]

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I apologize for getting this Post out late. All week I’ve had a nasty Virus * and I’m not concentrating very well. Thank God and all the saints that I didn’t have air tickets to Greece this week~ Not that Virus, thank God. I had a Covid test this week, just to be sure, which was negative. […]

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  I know: His official title is Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco. This is because Orthodox hierarchs who are recognized as saints seem to be typically labeled according to the first place where they served as bishop. However, I think John Maximovitch – this remarkable man – really deserves the extended title I […]

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