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
… at least not today in the Orthodox Church, when we commemorate Saints Auxentios, Maron and the martyrs Nicholas and Damian. No hearts and flowers there. We Orthodox do commemorate two Saint Valentines – one on July 6, the other on July 30 A Confusing Introduction I thought this was going to be a simple […]
Read More »That’s a devious way of saying this is a re-run of my old Post, written seven years ago: The Groundhog Who Stole Candlemas When I look back at my former Posts, almost invariably I’m unhappy with them. I think I surely could have written that better. Except for this one. Forgive me, but I really […]
Read More »Enough! In my commentary, I always intend to work right up to the edge of politics, but never jump into the chaos down there. I have political opinions, of course, but that’s not my area of expertise. However morality is. And the political immorality, cruelty, crudity, vulgarity, lying, distortion of truth this year have gone […]
Read More »For this Post and the next one, you’ll see a whole bunch of subjects I’ve been saving up, none of which is long enough to require a Post of its own. Some are “editorials” from me. Others are from other sources. 1) Editorial: School Shootings Really, I didn’t intend to put this first. I […]
Read More »Understanding The Revelation (The Apocalypse) I came home from Patmos with a great tan which must have been a miracle, because my last Post implied that I spent my time there in church – yes? No. In the old days, I loved to go to a quiet beach and read. I found this little beach […]
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