Saints, Seasons, Society, Sins, plus Travels mostly to Greece and who knows what next? by Father Bill Olnhausen
Some advice: For the remaining three days of this Holy Week, do not read this Blog. Or rather: Do not read this Blog in place of going to church. To prepare for the services, ok, but then go to church, or if you can’t do that then worship Live-stream. The Royal Hours These four services […]
Read More »Before we begin, I don’t want to (but probably should) note regarding Post 320 which had refused to open: As soon as I sent out a second copy, both copies suddenly opened. I swear I haven’t had this problem since (I think) last Holy Week. Forgive me for the confusion, but it wasn’t me, it was demons. […]
Read More »Why do we celebrate Divine Liturgy this morning? Why am I getting into this complexity during Holy Week (as if we don’t already have enough to think about)? In order to demonstrate how we Orthodox view the Crucifixion of Christ. If you get lost (or think I’ve got lost!) in the middle of this explanation, […]
Read More »Note that we’re still on our Holy Week “topsy-turvy” schedule, always “anticipating” the next appointed service. As I said, despite my not understanding this, somehow it feels just right for this Week when the whole world gets turned upside down. Holy Gospel: Luke 22:1-39 Jesus and the disciples are in the upper room at the […]
Read More »In case you’ve tuned in late to this series: These posts are “repeats” (with a little reworking each year) of my Holy Week posts of the past five years – which are based on talks I gave for about 25 years at Holy Week services when I was pastor of Saint Nicholas Church, Cedarburg, Wisconsin. […]
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