I recently came across Andrew Herman Middleton’s Facebook and Instagram pages, known as “The Zosima Society.” He also started a…
It’s been a couple of weeks since I blogged about my current (and life-long) struggle with disordered eating. (If you…
Today is known in the Orthodox Christian Church as the “Leave-taking of Pascha.” (Here’s a talk given on this topic…
This is a big weekend for those of us who take Mary of Egypt as our patron saint, and for…
My Orthodox friend, Lia Roussos Douglas, used to be a member at my parish here in Memphis, Saint John Orthodox…
While the folks in New Orleans are still celebrating Mardi Gras (today is Lundi Gras and tomorrow is Fat Tuesday,…
Today is the Feast of Theophany in the Orthodox Church. Historically it’s been as big a feast as Christmas, with…
One of the largest icons at our parish, Saint John Orthodox in Memphis, is of the Feast of Pentecost (at…
I’m off to Jackson (Mississippi) to visit my mother in the nursing home today, so I don’t have much…
This coming Sunday is known as “Cheesefare Sunday” or “Forgiveness Sunday” in the Orthodox Church. It’s the day before “Clean…