Monthly Archives: June 2011

Before heading out the door for a week at Camp St Raphael, I can’t resist posting a pic of our gang at the recent Parish Life Conference in Shreveport, Louisiana. (This is like a proud papa post; click to enlarge.) … Continue reading →

This week’s episode of the Orthodixie Podcast, an “oldie but goodie”, is about that big event of summer. (I’m away at Camp St Raphael this week; prayers coveted.) For all the Old Marrieds out there, here’s a little chuckle someone … Continue reading →

An outbreak of dancing plague, also known as St. Vitus’ Dance or epidemic chorea, began on this day in 1374 in Aachen, Germany. Stolen from the Writer’s Almanac … From Aachen it spread across central Europe and as far away … Continue reading →

“After Mass someone came up to me and said, ‘What about ironing boards?’ So then I started saying it would be a blessing of surfboards, boogie boards, skate boards, skim boards, ironing boards, school boards, executive boards and even two-by-fours. … Continue reading →

Fr. Charles Baz, Pastor of St. John Orthodox Church, Levittown, New York, writes: “I have received the sad news of the falling asleep in the Lord of His handmaid, Mother Christina Baz, Abbess of the Patriarchal Convent of our Lady … Continue reading →