Holy Hieromartyr Grigol Peradze
On any given day on the Church calendar there are a list of saints and feast days. Some are well known and some are not as well known. Grigol Peradze is just ...
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Day 21 Gift Giving
There is the old axiom “It is better to give then to receive” but I prefer to receive gifts than to give them, not because I am cheap but because I hate shoppin...
Blogging Day 20 Incense
“Let my prayer rise like incense, the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice.” Psalm 140:2 These words from Psalm 140 are used during the celebration of...
Handel’s Messiah
One of the things I like best about the Christmas season is the music. Not the modern junk that is out there, although I do like some of the Celtic Christmas m...
Day 18: The Foot
Fr. John is really trying to stretch my imagination with the topic of today, the foot. The foot has to be the ugliest part of the human body, no wonder it is l...
Avoiding Holiday Depression
So the holiday season is upon us. For some this is a time of great excitement and for others this is a time of depression. Maybe they have lost a loved one ov...
The Feast of St. Andrew
Today, November 30th, is the Feast of the Holy and First Called Apostle Andrew. St. Andrew has a special place in my heart as he is the patron saint of Scotlan...
Stop the Madness
Over the next few days Americans will spend upwards of $60 billion dollars in retail sales on stuff that they think will make them happy. That works out to abo...
Presidential Proclamation — Thanksgiving Day, 2013
THANKSGIVING DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Thanksgiving offe...
George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey H...