We Are All Monks Now
As we face each day in the constantly changing new ‘normal’ it is essential that we cultivate in our spirits a certain peace and calm. There is of course nothing […]
Category: Community building
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A Proud Portland Tradition
For more than three decades, the city of Portland has received waves of refugees and immigrants from Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America. Our own parish […]
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POETIC HONESTY ABOUT THE CHURCH
O strange Orthodox Church, so poor and weak, with neither the organization nor the culture of the West, staying afloat as if by a miracle in the face of so […]
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Spanakopita for the Festival: Done!
Two small but very efficient and hard-working crews prepared the trays of Spanakopita that we will serve at our Festival in June. Thank you to all who helped on Friday […]
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It would be so easy…
Michel Quoist was a French priest and author (1918-97). A recently published collection of some of his best short writings and prayers includes the following. It could have been written […]