A Variety of Topics: Saints, Seasons, Society, the Moral Life, plus Travels mostly to Greece, and more, by Father Bill Olnhausen
A Meandering * Introduction Did you know that word came from the Meander (now “Menender”) River in Asia Minor which meanders its way toward the Aegean Sea, and this is it: So now you’re prepared for what follows. This morning my wife asked me what I’ll write about in the Blog this week. I answered […]
Read More »I hope you’ve seen the movie “Man of God” *, an accurate portrayal of part of the life of Saint Nektarios of Pentapolis, also known as Saint Nektarios the Wonderworker of Aegina. If not, you can find it at https://www.amazon.com/Man-God-Aris-Servetalis/dp/B0B5YLH2LC and several other places. (Please do not confuse it with the movie No Man of God which […]
Read More »It’s Hallowe’en! Let’s begin with a little something to get you in the mood. It’s alright, folks. That was taken from (would you believe?) a 1940 Walt Disney movie: “Fantasia”. The music “Night on Bald Mountain” was composed by Russian Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1891), inspired by a short story by Nicholas Gogol. Here’s how it was […]
Read More »That’s the catchy title some of the Fathers used for Saint James the Just, Brother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and First Bishop of Jerusalem. I think they were trying to startle unbelievers, making the point that Jesus of Nazareth is truly God Incarnate, hoping that people might say “What?!” and then perhaps look further […]
Read More »Have you heard of Saint Jonah? I had not till I discovered him on the calendar of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. Brothers and sisters, this is a beautiful, sad, inspiring story. Please keep reading! What follows here is taken largely from a text found in many places without attribution, so I don’t know the […]
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