Clergy following the Feast Day Liturgy, October 20th, at St Jonah of Manchuria Orthodox Church, from left: Fr John Filipovich of St Michael; Fr John Whiteford of St Jonah; Fr Matthew MacKay of St Joseph; Fr Joseph Huneycutt of St George.
I took this picture of the Missuz & the Baby because Lily’s eyes matched their shirts, or vice versa. (Sometimes life is just grand 🙂
Coming up later today … Pics from last night’s All Saints Party at St George!
This attractive exposition of current, yet timeless, anthropological issues is distinguished by its clarity of vision and originality of expression. As the book unfolds, it becomes increasingly evident that the unbroken Tradition of the Church is the sole key to understanding God’s revelation to man. Because the author has so firmly placed his trust in the holiness of this Tradition, his thinking, both creative and inspired, elucidates the charismatic character of the way of salvation which leads to the renewal of life. His doctrine is sound, and it will surely prove to be of great value in informing and convincing the heart of modern man about God’s truth.
— Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou) of the Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist in Essex, England.
You can order signed copies of DEFEATING SIN – Overcoming Our Passions and Changing Forever through PayPal in the side margin (at top left) — or (unsigned) through the publisher at Regina Orthodox Press.
For notes from Fr Zacharias’s lecture on “The Hidden Man of the Heart” …
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Part Seven
Or … order the entire series of presentations HERE.
Sundance Film reviewer Ty Burr wrote:
“The Monastery” … was another surprisingly engrossing documentary in this year’s strong line-up. It’s about a very old Danish man, the redoubtable Mr. Vig (at left), who wants to deed his castle to the Russian Orthodox church. He writes to Moscow, they send out a delegation of nuns to check the place out, and so this often funny, ultimately moving story begins. The place is falling down, Mr. Vig is a human relic, and the head nun, Sister A, is a tough cookie who hammers out the best deal for the Church and God. In the process, we learn the depths of intelligence and lifelong loneliness in the old man, and get a sense of what he is reaching for with his gift. If that sounds sentimental, “The Monastery” is anything but – director Pernilla Rose Gronkjaer hovers around these two ornery spirits with curiosity and tact. I’m glad I met these people.
More — H E R E.
The movie link again.
Still M O R E.
Somehow I missed out on this … anyone seen it?
Thanks to a tip from blog reg, Andrew.
TODAY is the 89th anniversary of the falling asleep in Christ of Father Nicola Yanney of St George/Kearney, NE, the first priest ordained by St Raphael of Brooklyn following his consecration to the sacred episcopacy on March 13th, 1904. Until his repose Father Nicola was the only resident priest to serve the territory which is now our Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America. He was tonsured a Reader by St Raphael at St Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY on March 17th, 1904, ordained Subdeacon on March 20th, Deacon on April 2nd, and Priest on April 3rd. Next October, to mark the 90th anniversary of his repose, our Diocesan Fall Gathering will take the form of a Diocesan Pilgrimage to St George Church and Father Nicola’s grave in Kearney where a new gravestone, to be erected by our DOWAMA Clergy Brotherhood, will be blessed and prayers offered for the repose of his soul and that of his wife Martha, and those of all the departed clergy and their wives who have served our holy temples. May his memory be eternal, and may you be granted long life.
DOWAMA = Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America.
— Taken from the DOWAMA Clerby Brotherhood email of 10/29/07.
Have you ever known a staunch rule follower? I mean someone who seems obsessed, good and bad, with following rules?
Me?
Hey, I’m a lists person. I like to check things off. Did this, done that, need to do that …
Back when I did my clinical training at a state mental hospital my fellow chaplains joked that when I died, I’d check that (Life) off the list, too!
And, if you promise not to pick on me, I’ll admit I’m pretty big on the rule-following thing.
I’m fairly certain that if something tragic happened and all of you –- everyone on the planet — was suddenly vaporized, except for me, I’d probably still stop at red lights till they turned green. (Then again, if you’ve ever driven in Houston, you know it’s true – I’d better hope I was the only one stopping at the red light, because if there was only one other driver in Houston – he’d surely rear-end me right then and there! Then, of course, I’d want to swap insurance info … even though, being the only two people left on the planet … oh well … you get the picture.)
Then there’s love … Love messes with the rules.
Love changes the rules.
But, before I get to the Love Stuff, let’s start with something I know more about …
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