A Variety of Topics: Saints, Seasons, Society, the Moral Life, plus Travels mostly to Greece, and more, by Father Bill Olnhausen
My Friday Post is a day late (very busy week here), no doubt completely discombobulating your weekly schedule again. Sorry. Pentecost On Pentecost the Holy Spirit came with power, and the revelation of God the Holy Trinity was completed. Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos, 16th c Most icons courtesy of Saint Isaac’s Skete, skete.com Now, imagine […]
Read More »Before we get to the subjects above, this is also the Sunday when we commemorate the First Ecumenical Council. Ancient Church councils.. dull? Not! You might want to read these two Posts from five years ago: 14. The Story of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council: Part 1 15. The Story of the Fathers […]
Read More »Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! The Great Forty Days of Pascha conclude next Wednesday, so by the time our next Post comes out, it will be all over. Oh… I’m not ready to give it up yet, but life moves on. So let’s go out with a holy bang: Now, students, we are […]
Read More »Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! This is a contemporary Coptic Orthodox icon. Before we proceed, I have a complaint, which I made the last time I wrote this Pascha series – and nothing has been done about it. So now I have two complaints, about the following: I think the story of the Wedding […]
Read More »Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! from “Orthodox Christian Chants” site Before we begin: Please continue to give to Ukraine relief. As long as Russia’s barbaric war on Ukraine continues, the needs are almost endless. I again recommend supporting International Orthodox Christian Charities: iocc.org/ukraine22 They have surpassed their original $1 million goal and are […]
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