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 suffering people of Ukraine and the Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank. Pray for an end to these unjust and immoral wars. + + + The Orthodox Saints of October 24 Martyr Arethas (al-Haarith) and over 4,000 with him, including Martyr Syncletica and her two daughters; Blessed […]
Read More »Please pray for the suffering people of Ukraine. Pray for the Palestinian people and for peace in Gaza. The first thing I want to say is that Saint Symeon makes me feel embarrassed. First, because of how little I’ve known of this great man. How have I missed him all these years? […]
Read More »Please pray for the suffering people of Ukraine and the much-suffering Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank. __________________ Why an article about King David in the middle of September? Just because… Because I’ve wanted to write about this fascinating and significant man, but there’s never an appropriate time. Many prophets get […]
Read More »Please pray for the suffering people of Ukraine and the Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank. ____________ The Dormition of the Theotokos August 15 “What’s happened to Mary?” “I don’t know… We hadn’t thought about it.” That was the general Protestant approach – my approach – when I was young, even in […]
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 […]
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