Ancestral Sin
On the Second Sunday of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church we remember Our Father among the Saints, St. Gregory Palamas. St. Gregory (1296-1359) was a monk and a...
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Communion and Sickness
Last week I posted about a priest, who has taken it upon himself, to use plastic spoons in the distribution of Holy Communion. This post brought many comments, ...
Parenthood
Last night I watched the premier episode of a new series on NBC called Parenthood. I was a little sceptical going into watching this episode as now a days TV pr...
2nd Sunday of Great Lent
The 2nd Sunday of Great Lent is dedicated to St. Gregory Palamas and the gospel passages focuses on the healing of the paralytic from St. Mark’s Gospel. B...
Olympic Hockey
I am not what one would call a hockey fan. I like to watch hockey but I don’t really follow it and not sure who plays for what team. Does Bobby Or still p...
Orthodox in Chile
Word has reached us of an orphanage located in Santiago, Chile run by a group of Orthodox Nuns. The St. John of Kronstadt Hogar is a home for girls and is locat...
Earthquake Rocks Chile; Fast-Moving Tsunami Feared in Pacific
President Obama said the “devastating” earthquake that rocked Chile early Saturday had unleashed a tsunami, rolling across the Pacific, that could s...
Communion on Plastic Spoon
This is outrageous! The following come from the Adventures of an Orthodox Mom Blog Communicable Diseases and the Common Cup Brothers and Sisters in Christ, A Bl...
Black Bean Burgers
This is an adaption from the recipe in the book “When you fast…” 1 15.5 oz can of Black Beans1/4 cup finely chapped onion1/4 cup fine dry brea...
18 February ~ St Colman
Founder of the Abbey and Diocese of Mayo, born in Connacht, c. 605; died 8 August, 676. He became a monk of Iona, and so famous were his virtues and learning, a...