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
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! 1 You’re still here! Well, at least you are. Readership was great during Holy Week, but it always falls off sharply after Pascha. * Little wonder: as much as I love Holy Week, afterwards I always feel as if I’ve overdosed on religion. I appreciate your tuning in. […]
Read More »Christ has ascended! “When You had fulfilled the dispensation for our sake, and united earth to heaven: You ascended in glory, O Christ our God, not being parted from those who love You, but remaining with them and crying: “I am with you and no one will be against you!” (Tone Six This series of Posts […]
Read More »And we do mean newly-revealed. At least by my (old man’s) standards. from Greek City Times It began in the year 1959, on the Greek island of Lesvos (also known as Mytilene). The Martyr Raphael appeared in a dream to the priest of the village of Thermi, identified himself, then began to tell him his story […]
Read More »Often in history, including recent history, we have seen what happens when people lack knowledge, fail to seek truth, disregard facts. We’ll come back to that. But before we get started, two things: 1 Right to Life: I commend to you this excellent statement by our Orthodox Bishops: https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2021/assembly-of-bishops-endorses-alternatives-to-women-in-crisis-pregnancies You might also want to see “Father […]
Read More »All icons by permission of Saint Isaac’s Skete at Skete.com In our super-busy world, even good Christian people seem to think that being active all the time – go, go, go – is the best way to make the world a better place. Well, sometimes it is. Sometimes maybe. And sometimes… Saint Antony spent over […]
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