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
If you want to save yourself the bother of reading these two Posts – this is, after all, an American national holiday weekend, and even now I can smell the burgers and brats on the grill – here are my conclusions: Christian Patriotism: Christian Nationalism: Now, for any who are still with us and […]
Read More »Back in the days before he got co-opted, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said some things which I think are right on target, including one thing which has helped me think in a new way. We’ll come to that later in this Post. Introduction When long ago I was raised in […]
Read More »I’ll try to be objective in what follows. However, I need to make it clear that I am a priest of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America, which is part of the Patriarchate of Antioch (Syria). Because of this I have known many first generation Americans of Middle Eastern origin, including many Palestinians, who […]
Read More »“boo” Only a little tiny “boo…“? from something that looks as scary that? Really? Well, that’s what the Orthodox Troparion/Apolytikion for martyrs tells us. Please take note of the portions in italics. From the Greek Archdiocese: “For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons’ strengthless presumption.“ From […]
Read More »I’m a day late publishing the Post this week – forgive me – which means I’m a day late wishing you… Orthodox Ecclesiastical New Year, that is, which begins on September 1. Here, if you’re interested, is a whole Blog Post about it: https://frbillsorthodoxblog.com/2020/08/28/213-happy-new-year/ Now to the subject at hand: A Silly Introduction The […]
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