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
But before we begin: 1 The husband of one of our readers wrote this Haiku (a Japanese form of poetry) after the ICE murder of Alex Pretti, which I think is worth sharing: They shot him 10 times. It was 10 degrees outside. That is such cold blood. 2 Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. When […]
Read More »This Post is based on one I wrote some years ago, which was based on a sermon I delivered many years ago. Each version has become progressively longer. Every time I review my old work I think of more I should have said. Next time (if I’m still around, God willing) it will probably turn […]
Read More »Well, actually no. The First Sunday of Pre- Lent (the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee) doesn’t come till February 1. However, next Friday, January 30, I want to talk about the Three Hierarchs’ festival which falls on that very day. So… Today let’s anticipate the Publican and the Pharisee. Then, for the rest […]
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 »His Eminence Metropolitan Saba is Archbishop of the Antiochian Christian Archdiocese of North America What follows here is one of Saedna * Saba’s consistently wise and pertinent weekly teachings. This one, published on December 5, 2025, speaks well to one of today’s issues in the Orthodox Church, which also was one of our topics in […]
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