Monthly Archives: July 2007

We have met Big Brother and he is us.

Today, the 18th of July, is believed to be the anniversary of the fire that burned Rome in 64 AD, while the emperor Nero supposedly played his fiddle. In fact, he wasn’t in Rome. He was away at his holiday … Continue reading →

Hey Great Pearl whatchya doin’ out therePrayin’ alone with such might while I pray here above you[Protestant] I can hear your music playin’[Orthodox] I can see your censers swayin’Although you’re below me you don’t even know meI love you RefrainOh, … Continue reading →

Here’s some quotes of note from a recent interview with Terry Mattingly. There’s more where these came from; click the link below. In the West the forms of church life that were most compatible with Orthodoxy were killed off. I … Continue reading →

Matins begins with the reading of the “Six Psalms,” i.e. Psalms 3, 37, 62, 87, 102, and 142, read in that order, and combined into a single whole. The faithful should be aware of the fact that the reading of … Continue reading →