Monthly Archives: June 2006

The buzz for One Flew Over the Onion Dome: American Orthodox Converts, Retreads & Reverts has been, for me personally, too cool. There’s nothing quite like signing parties where you sell out of books. (I assume that’s much better than … Continue reading →

From the LA Times. In Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a … different vision. As mayor of Tehran in 2004, he spent millions on improvements to make the city more welcoming for the return of a Muslim messiah known as … Continue reading →

Ya gotta love it!Metropolitan PHILIP visits St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in New York, meets with Representative of the Moscow Patriarchate in the United States

Today is the birthday of Anna Akhmatova. From The Voice of Another Don’t torment your heart with earthly joys,Don’t cling to your wife or your home,Take the bread from your childTo give to a stranger.And be the humblest servant of … Continue reading →

Funny that Dawn should mention this hymn — and include the fullness thereof — as my old pal, Roxanne, had just mentioned the same in a comment to this story. It’s a big-ol’ small and wonderful world! Remember the story … Continue reading →