This coming Sunday is known as “Cheesefare Sunday” or “Forgiveness Sunday” in the Orthodox Church. It’s the day before “Clean…
For hump-day of my birthday week I took a day trip to Oxford (Mississippi) to attend a presentation by two…
Tomorrow I am turning 65. Sometimes I forget how old I am, but I have a feeling I’ll remember this…
Last Sunday Father Philip Rogers, Assistant Pastor at St. John Orthodox Church in Memphis, gave a wonderful homily. It was…
Last Wednesday I wrote about “Shaping the Chaos”—beginning (again) to work on my personal/spiritual memoir, Jesus Freaks, Belly Dancers…
Don’t let my title mislead you… this isn’t about raising children…. A well-dressed African American woman who appeared to be…
Two weeks ago I did a post, “Friday After Ash Wednesday,” with quotes from and comments on an entry from…
After two failed attempts at writing my personal/spiritual memoir—the last manuscript was completed in 2010—this week I decided it’s time…
Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation for today, “Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Backward,” was just what I needed to read this…
On Fridays at noon we pray what is known in the Orthodox Church as Paraclesis Prayers to the Mother of…