Monthly Archives: September 2011
Orthodox Writers and Readers Series: Jonathan Kotinek, “One thing is needful.”
On a recent Saturday morning, I was riding through dusty-brown rural Texas with the priest from a neighboring Orthodox parish; we were on our way to look at a piece of land to see if it might be a good … Continue reading
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Orthodox Writers and Readers Series: Christy Pessemier
Years ago, as a teenager, I became disillusioned with the Orthodox Church and decided to stop attending. When certain events led me back to the church as a young mother, I was hungry to learn more about the faith I … Continue reading
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“Poets and artists…”
Our friend Bill gave us a beautiful little book called Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina. It is full of the words of saints, organized by topic. Tonight I went looking in this book for … Continue reading
Orthodox Writers and Readers Series: Fr. Lawrence Farley
Writers are not like eggs in a carton, each one identical and interchangeable, the same inside and out. They are more like snowflakes in the sky, no two of them the same. We are each one of us very different … Continue reading →
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