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Faith on Friday: A Vaguely Spiritualized Gloominess

February 26, 2016 Susan

Two weeks ago I did a post, “Friday After Ash Wednesday,” with quotes from and comments on an entry from…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #Lent2016 God For Us, Geroge Herbert, Greg Pennoyer, Lauren F. Winner, Lent, Scott Cairns

Faith on Friday: Friday After Ash Wednesday

February 12, 2016 Susan 2 Comments

Great Lent doesn’t begin until March 14 this year. And Pascha doesn’t arrive until May 1. Wait… didn’t we just…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #Lent2016, Ash Wednesday, fasting, God With Us, Greate Lent, Lent, Orthodoxy, Richard Rohr

Faith on Friday: God For Us—John and Jesus Awaken Our Souls

February 27, 2015 Susan

Just over a year ago I did a post, “God For Us,” where I introduced a wonderful book I had…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #Lent2015, blessing homes, God For Us, Great Lent, Greg Pennoyer, holy water, John the Baptist, Lent, Richard Rohr, Scott Cairns

Faith on Friday: I Saw God Today #Lent2015

February 20, 2015 Susan 3 Comments

My friend Ellen Morris Prewitt—who also happens to be a gifted writer and published author and anthology editor—has a wonderful…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #Lent2015, Ellen Morris Prewitt, George Strait, I Saw God Today, Lent

Faith on Friday: Forgive, O Lord

April 4, 2014 Susan

Pascha (Easter for Western Christians) is just over two weeks away. This week of Lent has been full of blessings…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete, Great Lent, Idiot Psalms, Lent, Ortohdoxy, Saint Mary of Egypt, Scott Cairns

Faith on Friday: Cleansing the Palate

March 7, 2014 Susan

Here we are on the fifth day of Great Lent. The first week is often the most difficult for several…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ascetical struggle, cleansing the palate, Easter, fasting, gluttony, God For Us, Great Lent, Greg Pennoyer, Lent, Orthodox Christianity, Paraclete Press, Pascha, passions

Wrestling on Wednesday: Guest Post for Karissa Knox Sorrell

March 5, 2014 Susan 1 Comment

My friend and fellow writer, Karissa Knox Sorrell, invited me to contribute a guest post to her Lenten series, “Wednesday…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: battle for the soul, Flannery O'Connor, gluttony, Great Lent, Karissa Knox Sorrell, Lent, Orthodox Christianity, sloth, Southern Festival of Books, The Violent Bear it Away, Wrestling Wednesdays

Can People Change? (*Revisited)

April 8, 2013 Susan 4 Comments

“People who leave a space for God… can be helped, and can change. They can learn to live with the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anne Lamott, authentic self, Can People Change?, Diane England, Dr. Jamie Moran, false self, habits vs. addictions, Help Thanks Wow, Karyl McBride, Lent, Living Orthodoxy in the Modern World, masks, narcissistic personality disorder, Orthodoxy, Sunday of the Cross

Faith on Friday: The Cross—Foolishness or God’s Wisdom in a Mystery?

March 29, 2013 Susan 1 Comment

  Today is Holy (or Good) Friday for Catholic and Protestant Christians. And yet it will be five more weeks…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Akathist, Catholic, Christianity, Crucifixion, Good Friday, Holy Friday, icons, Kontakion, Lent, Mother of God, Orthodox, Protestant

Mental Health Monday: Lent Light

March 18, 2013 Susan 6 Comments

While Western Christians are less than two weeks away from celebrating Easter, Orthodox Christians all over the world are just…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: almsgiving, Clean Monday, fasting, Forgiveness Vespers, Great Lent, Joe Kita, Lent, Orthodox Lent, prayer, Reader's Digest, seven deadly sins, The Lighter Side of Sin

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