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Understanding the Incarnation
Read more: Understanding the IncarnationOf words that have been important in my life in Christ I cannot omit “incarnation.” Of course, the word refers to the doctrine of God become man, the Word made flesh. I wrote previously about the importance of reading St. Athanasius’ On the Incarnation and its impact on my life as an Orthodox Christian. Of course, […]
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Favorite Thoughts
Read more: Favorite ThoughtsAny reader of this blog will very quickly notice certain ideas and words that come up repeatedly in my writings. Some of my parishioners say that I only have one sermon – so perhaps it’s also true that I only have one blog article… But I have been meditating on some of my favorite words […]
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The Longest Liturgy
Read more: The Longest LiturgyIt is not uncommon for visitors and members alike to comment on the length of an Orthodox liturgy. Sunday liturgies are often an hour-and-a-half or more (longer still in monastic communities). Many of the services surrounding feast days such as vigils and the like take more than two hours (the version used in local parishes […]
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Crushing Dragons in the Waters Across the World
Read more: Crushing Dragons in the Waters Across the WorldI must add to this post from last year, my memory of standing by Met. Kallistos Ware and other pilgrims for the Great Blessing of the Waters at the Jordan River this past September. As the Metropolitan’s voice rang out, a school of fish gathered in the water as an audience. The scene was surreal, […]
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Living Saints in Romania
Read more: Living Saints in RomaniaThe video has English subtitles and is worth the patience to watch – particularly the interview at the end. Living saints are rare and a great blessing. It is one of the treasures of this ancient, Orthodox land.
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Orthodox Dialog
Read more: Orthodox DialogMetropolitan Kallistos Ware is among the better known figures in English-speaking Orthodoxy. One of the Greek Orthodox hierarchs in Britain, he is an articulate spokesman for the Orthodox faith. In this small video he speaks about three areas where Orthodoxy in the contemporary world needs to be in “dialog” – not to learn what […]
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The Absent God – Introibo ad altare Dei
Read more: The Absent God – Introibo ad altare DeiChildren in Church have a marvelous innocence – one that often sees past the barriers which we adults erect in our own ignorance. One of the children in my Church, young daughter of a Catechumen, has what I can only describe as a “devotion” to me as priest. I’ve never questioned her to see precisely […]
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Brighter Than Any Royal Chamber
Read more: Brighter Than Any Royal ChamberAt the end of the Great Entrance, when the priest places the Holy Gifts on the altar, there are several verses which he repeats quietly. They are all deeply meaningful to me, but one has been on my heart much of late: “Bearing life and more fruitful than paradise, brighter than any royal chamber: Thy […]
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Russian Art – Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)
Read more: Russian Art – Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)Nesterov is one of my favorite artists. His work has a marvelous Russian quality with an almost pre-raphaelite technique. His rendering of a couple of icon subjects are perhaps the only things that do not work for me. But you see some of his art posted here from time to time. This youtube is a […]
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Danny, Do cigars help? Sounds like an interesting way to spend time with friends. 🙂