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For those who may not know: I’m repeating my annual series of twice-daily Posts during Holy Week. Before we begin: This Holy Week please be sure to pray especially for the people of Ukraine, many of whom this year again will not be able to get to church because of the actions of (God help […]
Read More »Lazarus Saturday Morning This is the first of my annual Twice-daily Commentaries on our Orthodox Holy Week Services and their Scripture readings. These are based on talks I gave for many years at Holy Week services at Saint Nicholas, Cedarburg, and now have published in this Blog for the last five years. If you’ve read them before, […]
Read More »Understanding the Role of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America A Talk delivered at Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, Port Washington, New York, on April 4, 2022 I am including this in today’s Post, because I think Archbishop Elpidophoros says […]
Read More »Ukraine “Through International Orthodox Christian Charities’ Romania partner Federation Filantropia, IOCC support has stocked a warehouse in Moldova, where our local partner Diakonie is distributing basics to refugees arriving from Ukraine.” Please continue to give to IOCC’s Ukraine Relief Fund: https://support.iocc.org/site/Donation2?df_id=7543&mfc_pref=T&7543.donation=form x And here is why: Prepare yourself for some discomforting picures. Russian Orthodox […]
Read More »International Orthodox Christian Charities Ukraine Relief Fund has surpassed their $1 million goal. $1.5 million has been contributed, and they are aiming for $3 million. IOCC is working in Romania, Moldava, Poland and within Ukraine. The need is immense. Please give: https://support.iocc.org/site/Donation2?df_id=7543&mfc_pref=T&7543.donation=form x “Man of God”: The Movie about Saint Nektarios This film was shown […]
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