Three Bishops, One Christ
Every January 30th the Holy Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom. They all lived in that golden […]
Category: Holy Day/Season
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Sing with a Saint
The soul that is counted worthy to participate in the light of the Holy Spirit by becoming his throne and habitation, and is covered with the ineffable glory of the […]
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Two Saints for Times of Duplicity
We badly need mental and spiritual rest in the midst of times of duplicity such as ours! On January 17th, the feast of Saint Antony the Great helps us in […]
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A Saint for Times of Madness
Every day is blessed if we greet it in the name of Christ. But some days have the extra blessing of revealing the mysteries of God’s will to us. Every […]
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What the Weather says at Christmas
There’s a man out in Colorado, Bill Barr. He has set up a weather monitoring station in Gothic CO, his own personal way of monitoring climate change since 1974. Every […]
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“Everyone capable of thanksgiving”
Father Alexander Schmemann of blessed memory celebrated his last Thanksgiving on November 24th, 1983. Less than three weeks later he passed on to eternity. On that Thanksgiving Day he celebrated […]
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Mark’s Urgency of Meaning
CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN!Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!Pi-Ekhristos Aftonf…Khen Omethmi Aftonf! Today, April 25th, is the feast of Saint Mark, one of the four men who gave us […]
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So many tombs for the One Tomb of Christ
As we stand, sit or kneel in quiet veneration in our homes on this Great and Holy Friday, we look to tonight when we sing the hymns of the Epitaphios […]