A Variety of Topics: Saints, Seasons, Society, the Moral Life, plus Travels mostly to Greece, and more, by Father Bill Olnhausen
Ukraine Before we get to today’s main topic, I feel compelled to talk about the war in Ukraine, which so greatly affects the Holy Orthodox Church. First and most important, please give to aid the suffering Ukrainian people. I recommend International Orthodox Christian Charities: https://iocc.org IOCC has contacts inside Orthodox countries, which means they get […]
Read More »The Church edges us ever closer to the Great Fast. This coming Sunday is Meatfare Sunday, the last day for meat till Pascha. Here it is slipping away even now. The following Sunday, March 6, is Cheesefare Sunday, the last day for meat byproducts, wine and oil and the like – for the day after […]
Read More »Here’s where we are: This week there was no Wednesday or Friday Fast. If you forgot: Quick! grab a cheeseburger! preferably the healthy kind like my wife makes. Next week: normal fasting. Meatfare Sunday, February 27: last day for meat till Pascha. Clean Monday, March 7: The Great Fast begins. I once described Orthodox fasting […]
Read More »(Pravmir) Pre-Lent Now we get down to work, preparing for Great Lent which is four weeks away. What disciplines should we take on? Which extra Church services should we attend? How should we keep the Fast? However, if we think the purpose of Lent is to not eat meat for a few weeks, then […]
Read More »Students: For the benefit of any who were absent from class last week, let me explain again. Between now and Pascha we’re following the Church’s Sunday Scripture readings – appointed long centuries ago by the Fathers, designed to teach us how to keep Lent and prepare for the Feast of Feasts. Since the story of the […]
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