Father Bill's Orthodox Blog – Orthodoxy from the Third Coast
A Variety of Topics: Saints, Seasons, Society, the Moral Life, plus Travels mostly to Greece, and more, by Father Bill Olnhausen
Personal note to a reader who has been writing to me: Forgive me. I’ve lost your last letter and your address. Please send it again. Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! I did not write this teaching about War and Peace to be relevant to our current war with Iran – […]
Read More »Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! 1) Pascha Midnight at the Church of the Anastasis in Jerusalem …as described by Serbian Bishop Anastasios of Ochrid We waited, and at last our expectations were fulfilled’, ‘When the Patriarch sang “He is risen”, a heavy burden fell from our souls. We felt as if we also […]
Read More »Brothers and sisters, there is a whole lot going on this morning, so pay attention. This Liturgy begins as a celebration of Christ’s victory over Satan and death “down below”, and by the middle we’re celebrating the Resurrection here on earth, even though it hasn’t happened yet, although of course it has. In the two […]
Read More »Please get to church tonight. If you cannot, please try to find yourself a way to worship live-stream. This is much too beautiful to miss – my favorite service of the year. Is this a funeral service? Is this a resurrection service? The answers are: Yes! We stand before the bier on which […]
Read More »GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA! Christ is risen! Truly he is risen! Father Alexander Schmemann called our Orthodox Paschal celebration “an explosion of joy”. I’ll say little: words are inadequate to describe the services. They speak for themselves – if you can stay awake! It’s ok to bring children and let them sleep in church. […]
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