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291. The Orthodox Church Father who worked for a Muslim Caliph

Posted on December 12, 2021December 13, 2021 by Fr. Bill

I’m referring, of course, to: Saint John of Damascus icon courtesy of Saint Isaac’s Skete at skete.com To begin, I’m sorry this Post is two days late. Last week was just chaotic, and I couldn’t get to it. I don’t think I’ve ever failed so miserably, except when I was hospitalized. I am aware that […]

290. Wonderful Saint Nicholas

Posted on December 3, 2021November 29, 2022 by Fr. Bill

Saint Nicholas Day, December 6, is upon us! from Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos First two icons by permission of Saint Isaac’s Skete at skete. com In the title above we’re using “wonderful” in the original sense: “full of wonders”. For the past seventeen centuries Saint Nicholas, a very obscure Bishop from Asia Minor, has filled […]

289. The “Our Father”, Part Four: “Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”.

Posted on November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 by Fr. Bill

That should be sufficient material for today! especially since we need to cover: 1 Two mistranslations, and 2 A clause which we might wish weren’t there (and I think you know which one I mean), but it is, so I guess we’ve got to deal with it. Give us this day our daily bread. This is a […]

288. The “Our Father”, Part Three: “…Thy Name; Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done…”

Posted on November 19, 2021October 5, 2023 by Fr. Bill

Names Most people today have forgotten the significance of names. Most people, even some Orthodox people, give their children names without reference to family tradition or patron saint or anything significant. They might as well assign them numbers. (“Come in, 008, it’s time for dinner!”) The most popular boys’ name in America lately is “Liam”, […]

287 The “Our Father”, Part Two – “Who Art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name”

Posted on November 12, 2021November 14, 2021 by Fr. Bill

Last week, as we talked about The Father, I ignored something obvious: I’ve been Orthodox for 32 years, and I forgot iconography!? God the Father has no physical attributes and so cannot be depicted, nor can the Holy Spirit. Only Jesus Christ can be portrayed. So the classical icon of God the Holy Trinity is […]