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
Before we get to the subject of the day: In this war of Russian aggression, endorsed by the Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Ukraine is now being attacked by super-sonic missiles. This is American composer Samuel Barber’s Agnus Dei, sung by the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir. The Theophany of Our Lord God and […]
Read More »The Jews don’t often say it, but they think we’re idolaters: that we worship a man, Jesus of Nazareth. For there is only one God. The Muslims say we’re polytheists: that we worship three Gods, Father Son and Holy Spirit. For there is only one God. He looks like any other child. What ever would […]
Read More »Please pray for the suffering people of Ukraine and the Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank. Pray for an end to these wars. + + + That title above is an embarrassing paraphrase of the old spiritual “I’ve got shoes”. “What do you mean: I’ve got demons?” “Of course you do. I trust […]
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 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 […]
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