With Mother’s Day coming, I find myself thinking about happy memories of my mother. I’ve been doing this a…
When I was in Jackson, Mississippi, on Monday (my husband had a medical meeting there) I stopped in at…
This is a big weekend for those of us who take Mary of Egypt as our patron saint, and for…
Thirty years ago today, my husband, Dr. William/Father Basil Cushman, was ordained into the priesthood of the Orthodox Christian Church,…
Today is the Feast of Theophany in the Orthodox Church. Historically it’s been as big a feast as Christmas, with…
In the Orthodox Church, today is the feast day of Jesus’ grandparents, Saints Joachim and Anna. Being a grandmother (of…
We’re in the Atlanta airport waiting for our connecting flight to Denver. I was going to skip blogging today until…
Orthodox Christians—those who make some effort to keep the fasts of the Church throughout the year (including no meat, dairy,…
One of the largest icons at our parish, Saint John Orthodox in Memphis, is of the Feast of Pentecost (at…
I should probably begin this post with a confession. I’m slothful. It would be better if I turned that into…