Monthly Archives: September 2007

First, Rome really didn’t fall, as such; or at least not the way generally thought, or when generally thought. Certainly there were times when the barbarians were literally at the gates, so to speak. But there was never a time … Continue reading →

“The font will not suffice to save us unless after coming from it, we display a life worthy of the Gift.” — St John Chrysostom, Homily 13 on Romans “For he who feels the tooth of slander, gives by his … Continue reading →

Jeffrey Steenson, [this week] explained to the US bishops why he is to be received into the Roman Catholic Church. He leaves an Episcopal Church in disarray, led no longer by a ‘house’ but by a ‘community’ of bishops, with … Continue reading →

My wife likes to say that she knew we were becoming Orthodox when she came home one day to a recording of Byzantine chant playing, and a censer smoking on the hearth next to a couple of icons. I remember … Continue reading →

Oops! Wrong picture … D’oh! Everyone knows that story! Here we go: My ol’ e-buddy, Dawn, was recently at my alma mater, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina. (I’m sure it took her at least a thousand words to explain … Continue reading →