Monthly Archives: May 2010

SYRIA: Ice Cream & John the Baptist

This is the twelfth in a 15-part series of pics from Syria. First — Second — Third — Fourth — Fifth — Sixth — Seventh — Eighth — Ninth — Tenth — Eleventh — Twelfth — Thirteenth — Fourteenth — … Continue reading

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SYRIA: Sunday in Latakia

This is the eleventh in a 15-part series of pics from Syria. First — Second — Third — Fourth — Fifth — Sixth — Seventh — Eighth — Ninth — Tenth — Eleventh — Twelfth — Thirteenth — Fourteenth — … Continue reading

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My Big Ol’ Hairy Godmother

FrJ: Doc, it was weird: A few weeks ago, I was in the drive-thru line at Starbucks when a very deep voice came over the drive-thru speaker and said something like: “Welcome to Starbucks, this is Amy … would you … Continue reading

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SYRIA: Monastery of the Dormition

This is the tenth in a 15-part series of pics from Syria. First — Second — Third — Fourth — Fifth — Sixth — Seventh — Eighth — Ninth — Tenth — Eleventh — Twelfth — Thirteenth — Fourteenth — … Continue reading

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First Ecumenical Podcast & One to Come …

Ruins of the Church of the Holy Wisdom in Nicaea (modern Iznik),site of the First Oecumenical Council in A.D. 325. This week’s Orthodoxy Podcast is a sermon delivered at St George – Houston on the Sunday of the Fathers of … Continue reading

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