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565. Many things: 1. Orthodox “Advent”, 2. Santa Claus, 3. Once Upon a Time, 4. Pope Leo, 6. Let’s feast! Let’s fast? 5. Ortho-bros and on-line sectarian “Orthodoxy”, 7. A Peoples’ Church

Posted on December 12, 2025December 21, 2025 by Fr. Bill

Here are some shorter items I’ve been saving up. 1. Orthodox “Advent” I put “Advent” in quotes, because it is nowhere found in Orthodox texts, though it is sometimes used as a popular nickname. I loved Anglican Advent. It begins with a flourish on the fourth Sunday before Christmas: the vestments go violet or blue, […]

562. Charlie Kirk and Christian Nationalism: My Orthodox Perspective

Posted on November 21, 2025December 21, 2025 by Fr. Bill

Please pray for the people of Gaza and the West Bank. Soon after Charlie Kirk’s murder, I heard an Orthodox priest say it would be wise to wait forty days before saying anything about it – time for the tumult and shouting to die, to use an overworked but appropriate phrase, because there […]

555. The Assassination of Charlie Kirk and GUNS IN AMERICA

Posted on October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 by Fr. Bill

Pray for the suffering people of Ukraine and the Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank. This will not be pleasant reading. If you want sweetness and light, come back next week. However, to your great relief and mine, I’m not going to talk about Charlie Kirk today. I’m just using him as […]

552. 1) The Orthodox View of Science. 2) The Trump Administration’s War on Science

Posted on September 12, 2025September 13, 2025 by Fr. Bill

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 _______________________________________ Point One: The Orthodox Church’s View of Science and Scientific Research To sum up at the beginning: We’re all for it. In this we are unlike Fundamentalist […]

544. Two Very Different Twentieth Century Orthodox Martyrs: Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Russia, and Alexander of Munich

Posted on July 18, 2025July 20, 2025 by Fr. Bill

Pray for the suffering people of Ukraine, Gaza and the West Bank. Before we begin: Two other notable saints come up next week. July 20: The Holy Prophet Elijah (Elias) July 22: Saint Mary Magdalene At the bottom of this Post, if you’d like, you can access the articles I wrote […]