Father 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
Please pray for the suffering people of Ukraine and the Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank. Introduction Why a rerun? Because I’ve spent the week dealing with a nasty case of the Covid, and I’m just not up to producing a fresh Post. (Though hardly anybody is paying attention, Covid is making […]
Read More »Pray for the suffering people of Ukraine and Gaza. _________________ A Week on a Greek island The conference ended and with my wife’s leave – I have a wonderful wife – I had something I had long wanted: a week to bum around on a Greek island. I felt prepared. I had learned enough […]
Read More »Pray for the people of Ukraine and Gaza. I’m old, now. I won’t see Greece again. Nevertheless, I often still go there. On my trips I kept a daily travel journal. I wrote one time: “Why am I keeping this journal? So when I get old and can’t travel here any more, I’ll […]
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 […]
Read More »During August I’ve been repeating some Posts from years past – with a few improvements. (I’ve never been able to leave well enough alone.) This one was originally published on October 6, 2017, telling about my trip to Patmos in September 2007. And as I write this, it’s August 30, 2024. Seventeen years ago – […]
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