August 15 is the date that millions of people commemorate the death of two very different heroes—Elvis Presley and the…
When I was growing up in the 1950s and ‘60s in Jackson, Mississippi, I noticed a phenomenon at our (Presbyterian)…
It’s been a couple of years since I’ve blogged about my patron saint, Mary of Egypt. But since her feast…
Angela Doll Carlson (don’t you just love her name?) and I have never met in person, but I feel like…
As a Christian, I have always believed in the transforming Grace of God. Just like I’ve always believed in so…
First let me say that I try not to whine on this blog. But after a little whining in Wednesday’s…
Yesterday—on September 1—Orthodox Christians celebrated the beginning of the Church’s New Year, also known as the “Indiction.” At my parish,…
Last night I did a “late” Faith on Friday post about the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. Part of the…
I recently had a conversation with someone who has been Orthodox for many years. In our conversation, he confessed that…
There are three new names on my prayer list—(left to right in photo) Maria, Yekaterina and Nadezhda—three members of the…