Saints, Seasons, Society, Sins, plus Travels mostly to Greece and who knows what next? by Father Bill Olnhausen
Why, you may ask, am I giving two Posts in an Orthodox Blog to an Anglican and his writings? It’s because I’ve been waiting over four years for an excuse to do this! and this is the excuse: During Pascha and Ascension season, we’ve been looking at Heaven, where Christ went “to prepare a Place” […]
Read More »Christ has ascended! “When You had fulfilled the dispensation for our sake, and united earth to heaven: You ascended in glory, O Christ our God, not being parted from those who love You, but remaining with them and crying: “I am with you and no one will be against you!” (Tone Six This series of Posts […]
Read More »Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! icons by permission of Saint Isaac’s Skete at skete.com Are you interested in the Place where you’re going? * I’m writing these articles to give us a taste of what it’s like There. Actually, one of the two possible places. Someday when I’m in a dark mood I’ll […]
Read More »Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! Coptic Orthodox Anastasis To those of you who schedule your entire lives around the arrival of this consistently-every-Friday Blog Post * my apologies for being a day late. This has been an extraordinarily busy week. Next week I’ll get things under control again. I will not use the pop abbreviation LOL […]
Read More »Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! Chora Church, Constantinople, 14th c (US Public Domain) It seems strange to title this Post as I did, then follow it with “Christ is risen!” and a gorgeous Orthodox Paschal icon… and then immediately go back to Thomas and his doubts. However, I intended to talk about doubt […]
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