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Inviting Those Outside In

Open those Orthodox Church doors wide!

Sep 28 • 

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July 2025

Pride Comes Before the Fall

How an awareness of our own sin can teach us humility

Jul 25 • 

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Being Syriac Orthodox in a Greek Orthodox World

Or, the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council on the Eastern Orthodox calendar, and the pain it causes an Oriental Orthodox

Jul 14 • 

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Can These Bones Live?

The role of relics in the Orthodox world

Jul 6 • 

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June 2025

When in Rome... You Attend a Life-Giving Conference

Nicaea and the Church of the Third Millennium: Toward Orthodox-Catholic Unity

Jun 27 • 

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The Fast of the Apostles Is Fast Upon Us! (Pun Intended)

Or, how being a relative newbie in an Orthodox world can be confusing

Jun 25 • 

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May 2025

Unity of the Faith

Some thoughts on how Jesus's prayer in John 17 might become reality

May 26 • 

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Three Years of Encountering Orthodoxy - an Anniversary to Remember!

What meeting someone with kindness and a willingness to engage can do to change a life.

May 12 • 

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Post-Easter Slump

Or, how to get back in the saddle after the excitement of the Holy Week.

May 6 • 

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April 2025

Christ Is Risen! Qom Moran Men Qabro! Christos Anesti!

Truly, He is risen! Shariroith qom! Alithos anesti!

Apr 23 • 

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What Celebrating the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Christ Does in My Heart

There is a reason why the Church focuses so much attention on this time in the liturgical calendar.

Apr 22 • 

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March 2025

Fighting for the Continuing Faith of Our Children

Or, how do we ensure the next generations will follow Christ with all their hearts, souls, minds, and strength?

Mar 31 • 

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