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Saints, Seasons, Society, Sins, plus Travels mostly to Greece and who knows what next? by Father Bill Olnhausen
I had no idea recovery from surgery would be so much busier than real life. I tried to get working on a fresh new Post for this week, but was continually getting interrupted – sometimes by needful exercise, often by kind people, sometimes by falling asleep. Therefore, here comes another rerun, a tad improved: originally […]
Read More »This is the second of two Posts consisting of matters I’ve found or thought about, none of which are long enough to comprise an entire Post. I. Idolatry The First Commandment “I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have […]
Read More »Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! The Samaritan Woman Text: John 4:5-42 You long-term readers: Yes, I know. I’ve written about the Samaritan Woman at least twice before. However, this is one of my favorite stories in all the Scriptures, and every time I hear it, I hear more in it. It was read […]
Read More »The Vespers of “Taking Down from the Cross” At last! a Holy Week service (and the only one) that is “in sync” with the time of day. We’re going to cover: 1 The ceremonies, 2 The Scripture readings. Beginning with last night’s Procession of the Cross of Christ and continuing through Pascha, the ceremonies are intended to draw us […]
Read More »For those who may not know: I’m repeating my annual series of twice-daily Posts during Holy Week. Before we begin: As we move towards this Holy Week please be sure to pray especially for the millions of Orthodox people of Ukraine, many of whom again this year will not be able to get to church […]
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