Recommendations: Sewing Essentials
Sewing is back in style... in a major way. People are pulling out their old dusty machines and getting to work! I have been asked a lot of questions about materials, supplies, technique, and more over these past few weeks of lock-in. Here are some helpful products and...
Sharing: Petition – Open Our Orthodox Churches
“To partake of the holy Body and Blood of Christ is good and beneficial; for He says quite plainly: ‘He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life.’ Who can doubt that to share continually in life is the same thing as having life abundantly?” (St Basil...
The Bill of Rights
Those who do not know our rights cannot treasure them. We have cast the bill of rights away. As rights are stripped, it’s always for the “greater good” of the people... The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. These protect our rights to...
Sharing: Christians in Times of Epidemic, Then and Now
By Fr. Zechariah Lynch of the OCA. At current, even within Orthodox circles, the idea is being put forth that if I, as a person, truly cared about others I would stay at home. This staying at home includes forgoing attending church. Some are saying things like “don’t...
The Veneration of the Life-giving Cross
“Lord, save Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting our rulers to prevail over adversaries, and protecting Your commonwealth by Your Cross.” Russian icon of Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (Yaroslavl by Gury Nikitin, 1680. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow)....
Sharing: During Times of Plague, Priests Do What Priests Need To Do
The second wave of influenza in the fall of 1918 was the worst yet. By the time Father Nicola Yanney reached Wichita, Kansas, a citywide quarantine was in effect. A 16-year-old girl had already died, creating a sense of panic. The missionary priest -- his territory...
Day 41: Elijah’s Churching: Praying for Children
Day 41: Glory to God, we were able to have our churching! I’ve never been so grateful for something so seemingly small. May our gracious Lord have mercy upon us during this confusing time. May He keep His hand over His faithful and not ex-communicate us due to...
Fear and Panic in the Church Amid Corona Virus
Perspective:Christians have been persecuted since the time of Christ. In many countries today, it is still extremely dangerous to attend church and to be a Christian. Christians are bombed, dismembered, raped, crucified, and shot, but they gather for worship anyway,...
Reflections: One Month Postpartum
The first month just flew right by (isn’t that always the case in retrospect?) but I realized that Elijah’s first month was especially short since he was born in February. One month old! Twenty-nine days in and it was quite a whirlwind. My labor was fast and redeeming...
The Freedom to Forgive
Forgiveness... granting it is liberation, withholding it--bondage. Asking for forgiveness is not weakness, but strength. There is such a paradox in the Christian life, but not just for the Christian, for all of humanity. Through the emptying of self,...
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