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
Please pray for the people of Gaza and the West Bank. Soon after Charlie Kirk’s murder, I heard an Orthodox priest say it would be wise to wait forty days before saying anything about it – time for the tumult and shouting to die, to use an overworked but appropriate phrase, because there […]
Read More »Please pray for the suffering people of Ukraine and the Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank. Please give through International Orthodox Christian Charities. iocc.org ________________________ What follows here are two papers I prepared almost thirty years ago, for what purpose I can’t remember. A member of our Saint Nicholas congregation found […]
Read More »Please pray for the needlessly suffering people of Ukraine and the needlessly starving people of Gaza. 1) Why the Surge of Young People into the Orthodox Church? Last week I asked any here present to share your opinions about why this is happening – especially why so many young men are being drawn to […]
Read More »Pray for the people of Ukraine and Gaza. _________________ If you have not read last week’s Post, you really should. Never begin anything in the middle. (Easy access is at the bottom of this Post.) However, for those of you who have read Part One but can’t remember anything about it: A Quick Reprise […]
Read More »I am to present the Homily at Saint Nicholas Church, Cedarburg, this Sunday. I can only keep so many ideas in my mind at one time, so you all are about to read my Sunday “sermon”. (Any members of Saint Nicholas here present have my permission either to stop reading now, or […]
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