June 2022 – Fr. Bill's Orthodox Blog – Orthodoxy from the Third Coast

336. Abortion Revisited: Part One

Posted on June 24, 2022July 3, 2022 by Fr. Bill

Well, I certainly timed this right, inasmuch as Roe v. Wade has been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, just as I am preparing to send out this Post. Originally I wrote and published these two articles in this Blog in February 2019. If you read them then, some of what you find here will […]

335. It’s June! Let’s go to a Wedding at Cana of Galilee.

Posted on June 17, 2022June 19, 2022 by Fr. Bill

Several weeks ago I mentioned what a shame it is that, in our Orthodox Sunday lectionary, we never hear the lovely story of the Wedding at Cana, and I promised an article about it soon – and here it is! A Digression about Pentecost and Weddings By chance I placed this Post at the right […]

334. Holy Pentecost – A Neophtye’s Introduction to the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity

Posted on June 11, 2022June 12, 2022 by Fr. Bill

My Friday Post is a day late (very busy week here), no doubt completely discombobulating your weekly schedule again. Sorry. Pentecost On Pentecost the Holy Spirit came with power, and the revelation of God the Holy Trinity was completed. Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos, 16th c Most icons courtesy of Saint Isaac’s Skete, skete.com Now, imagine […]

333. 1) Archbishop Elpidophoros: the Blind Man and Guns. 2) Sunday after Ascension: Where is Christ now?

Posted on June 3, 2022June 17, 2022 by Fr. Bill

Before we get to the subjects above, this is also the Sunday when we commemorate the First Ecumenical Council. Ancient Church councils.. dull? Not! You might want to read these two Posts from five years ago: 14. The Story of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council: Part 1 15. The Story of the Fathers […]