Monthly Archives: May 2006

DVC: Ess Eye Gee Aych

“I don’t need someone to interpret God for me,” Mr. Jacobs said. “When I want to commune with others, I go to church.” Maria Bolden, 42, a customer service representative for a cable company, said after seeing the movie, “If … Continue reading

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The Shelf Life of Spong

“The issue for me is that God seems to be on the wrong side of most issues,” Spong said in a telephone interview. “The public God we see today is mostly opposed to abortion and gay and lesbian people, and … Continue reading

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A Thirst for Love

by Archpriest Victor PotapovToday’s Gospel excerpt (John 4: 5-42), brought to our attention by the Holy Church on the 4th Sunday after Pascha, relates Christ’s discussion with the Samaritan woman. The Lord tells her of some “living water” He possesses, … Continue reading

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Russian Bishop (?): “Bless this mess!”

And who was the elderly looking, slightly hunched-over man with a long white beard and flowing black robe …? He was not just someone who’d come in traditional formal wear. It was Archbishop Varnava of Cannes, who walked the red … Continue reading

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JAROSLAV PELIKAN: A Fellow Traveler

By now, most of you are aware of the passing of Church historian, and Orthodox Convert, Jaroslav Pelikan. A parishioner had forwarded me his obit; I did not post it at the time as I’d already read about Dr Pelikan’s … Continue reading

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