Fr. Bill's Orthodox Blog – Orthodoxy from the Third Coast
Saints, Seasons, Society, Sins, plus Travels mostly to Greece and who knows what next? by Father Bill Olnhausen
Here are two saints commemorated together on May 16. However, other than that they could not be more different. One a little girl called Home early. The other a builder and adventurer, forever on the move. Blessed Musa of Rome This is a story both very sad and very beautiful. Musa lived in Rome in […]
Read More »I can think of three possible ways this article might go: 1 I knew a young Protestant couple who were interested in Orthodoxy. They saw that a local Orthodox church was having services on the Friday evenings of Lent, so they went to check it out. The priest met them at the door and welcomed […]
Read More »The feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ is August 6. There is much information online about it. For my “take” on the day, go to: https://frbillsorthodoxblog.com/2019/08/02/137-the-transfiguration-the-other-great-forgotten-feast/ _______________________________________- I am taking a short break from writing. This article and the next are reprints from August 2019, updated and corrected and improved (slightly). Introduction […]
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