St. Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska & First Saint of America
“Herman of Alaska was a Russian Orthodox monk from Valaam Monastery in Russia who traveled with eight other monks in 1793 to bring the Gospel to the native Aleuts and Eskimos in the Aleutian Islands. As part of the Russian colonization of the Americas, Russians had...
Put on the Armor of God: Commentary on Ephesians 6
"Let us put on the whole armor of God. Do you see how he banishes all fear? For if it be possible to do all, and to stand, his describing in detail the power of the enemy does not create cowardice and fear, but it shakes off indolence. That ye may be able, he says, to...
“Comfort” Leading to Death: St. Basil’s Epistle to the Alexandrians
To the Alexandrians.I have already heard of the persecution in Alexandria and the rest of Egypt, and, as might be expected, I am deeply affected. I have observed the ingenuity of the devil's mode of warfare. When he saw that the Church increased under the persecution...
I Desire Christ…
Missing regular inside Liturgy so much. 😔 Grateful that we have the ability (an extra altar) to be outdoors, but I really, really miss the scent of incense and hearing the heavenly voices of song and chant totally filling the air. •O Lord, save Thy people and bless...
Babies Don’t Keep
“In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O Lord, makest me dwell in safety.”Psalm 4:8 Learning to crawl...Pushing up...Legs up!He's so happy!He's moving! "The years are short but the days are long." This cliché is so often spoken when it comes...
Death and the Death of Sin
Death is not the catharsis of self, "death is the catharsis of sin". Fr. Josiah Trenham in his message The Art of Dying. Never before have so many people (particularly in middle-class America) been faced with the idea of death. While I had thought that Christians have...
St. Gregory the Theologian on Holy Baptism
“Do you have an infant child? Allow sin no opportunity; rather, let the infant be sanctified from childhood. From his most tender age let him be consecrated by the Spirit. Do you fear the seal [of baptism] because of the weakness of nature? Oh, what a pusillanimous...
Organic Fabric Company Brick & Mortar Shop Closing
We were honored to be invited again this morning for a live interview with Kacey McKinnon @kusinews to share our story about @organicfabriccompany and how @gavinnewsom’s anti-small business policies have shut down our store-front for the foreseeable future. Please,...
His Truth is Marching On
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy6AOGRsR80...
Render to Caesar What is Caesar’s
This is what it’s been leading to. When we give an inch to Executive Orders that defy true government and true law, they take a mile. Governor Newsom has now forbidden singing and chanting in California churches. Continuing to “protest”, that’s fine—as long as your...
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