January 17, 2008 – 6:22 am
There is a very interesting discussion in the comments to the Russian Christmas post from the other day. I’m interested in your thoughts, too.
What’s the role of Eastern Orthodoxy on politics in the US? Should there be any? How do you reconcile differences between the two, if there are any?
January 16, 2008 – 9:26 am
One of these days I’ll get around to figuring out how to embed a YouTube video - most of the time it doesn’t work, for some reason. More likely is that John will get fed up with my complaining about it and show me what I’m doing wrong
I was trying to post this, […]
January 14, 2008 – 6:36 am
I’m up for just about any free products, for at least a look, anyway. Free books - you bet. Free music - absolutely. Free software - bring it on.
Combine them in one place and you get Textkit.
Textkit is the Internet’s largest provider of free and fully downloadable Greek and Latin grammars and readers. With currently 146 free […]
January 11, 2008 – 8:08 am
at Art and Faith. This is gorgeous. It will put you in the right frame mind for the rest of the day.
The Angel Cried (sung in Old Church Slavonic)
January 7, 2008 – 5:22 pm
The Russian greeting for feast days.
Yesterday we celebrated Theophany, also known to most of the west as Epiphany. Well, kind of. And depending on your church yesterday and today is also Christmas, also known to most of the world as… well, never mind. As the 12th day of Christmas, our feast is finally over. s […]
December 12, 2007 – 10:22 am
Not far off:
“I have always been offended by rubber ducks,” says Mahmud Said of Portland, Oregon. “For a long time I felt stigmatized and inadequate, until one day I decided to write about it on an Internet forum. I received hundreds of heart-felt emails - from Morocco to Indonesia. It turns out that thousands of […]
December 10, 2007 – 11:29 am
Boy, ain’t it. I’m feeling it, too. I played the Messiah twice over the weekend - once for Gateway High School (the symphony provided some “support,” meaning we gave them an orchestra to back up their 200-voice combined choir) and another for the LDS church in Castle Rock, CO. That one is always enjoyable because […]
December 6, 2007 – 1:01 am
Saint Nicholas of Myra in Lycia, the Wonderworker
December 6th
Apolytikion (Fourth Tone)
The truth of things hath revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause, thou hast achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty. O Father and Hierarch Nicholas, intercede […]
December 5, 2007 – 6:12 am
Sent to me from a family member, but worth posting here:
Twas the month before Christmas
When all through our land,
Not a Christian was praying
Nor taking a stand.
Why the Politically Correct Police had taken away,
The reason for Christmas - no one could say.
The children were told by their schools not to sing,
About Shepherds and Wise Men and […]
December 4, 2007 – 6:37 am
Regardless of what you thought of Dan Brown’s The Davinci Code (or the fuss surrounding it), this recent analysis of the Last Supper is facsinating and worth your time!
November 23, 2007 – 12:33 pm
I think that readers of this site truly believe that God has a hand in everything they do. We don’t realize it most of the time, as is our nature. Imagine then, realizing it in this way. Miraculous. Nothing short of it.
November 21, 2007 – 8:07 am
It’s that time of year again. Time for every message from “Don’t forget the Reason for the Season” to “Have you finished your Christmas shopping?” So what is the real message? Heather has one, and it’s a good one.
November 15, 2007 – 2:36 pm
Happy Nativity Fast to you.
Via Wikipedia,
The Nativity Fast, is a period abstinence and penance practiced by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches, in preparation for the Nativity of Christ, (December 25). The fast is similar to the Western Advent, except that it runs for 40 days instead of four weeks. The fast […]
September 25, 2007 – 4:43 am
But if I were, I’d be
You’re St. Melito of Sardis!
You have a great love of history and liturgy. You’re attached to the traditions of the ancients, yet you recognize that the old world — great as it was — is passing away. You are loyal to the customs of your family, though you do not […]
September 17, 2007 – 5:56 am
For some reason I don’t seem to be able to consistently apply the lessons I learn. I’ve come across some lovely prayers lately, and I have an idea of what I’m supposed to do on a day by day basis. Implementing it - well, that’s another thing. Imagine how happy I was to find Mary-Leah’s […]
