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When you're waiting for important information at the other end of the line, and you're put on hold, isn't it nice to at least have some background music? Well, for those who are sitting at the edges of their chairs in anticipation of the release of my interview with Chad Vegas, I've...
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I have posted my photos of my trip to St. Anthony's. Sorry for the quality; I have a lot to learn about photography. http://people.bakersfield.c...
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From the NY Times News Service article by Jacques Steinberg
The two rivals sat next to each other quietly and at the end stood, talked together and embraced~ no more fitting tribute to Tim Russert’s power and legacy can be found.
Specifically it was Luke Russert’s request that...
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Were are all the Green's? I don't recall anyone mentioning this yesterday except for the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses.
Message of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on World Environment Day
Constantinople, Turkey
6/5/2008
World Environment Day, commemorated each year on June 5, is...
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I was reading the book of Matthew last night and got about half-way through Jesus' Sermon on the Mount when I realized that Jesus had very strong feelings against adultery. He even says that if a man marries a divorced woman, he is committing adultery.
LOTS of people today do this —...
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Have you ever doubted the Bible? Maybe given evolution a second thought? There was a time a few years ago that I wondered, ’Is it possible that all this could be? I don’t even know where God could have come from!’ However, as you mature in your relationship with God you...
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Hi, everyone!
Welcome back to Photo Blogger!
This is its second week on the blogs and I'm happy to be taking the blog over for Tom. If you hadn't already guessed, it's me, Robin(islost).
This week's theme is faith. If you have any photos that you took during Easter, feel free to...
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It's week one of PhotoBlogger running at full steam. It's also my last week at the helm of photoblogger. Next week and going forward, Robinislost will be taking over this blog. So before I get all teary-eyed and start posting Verve Pipe's "The Freshman" here, let's...
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epiScope, a blog that bills itself as "looking over the Episcopal Church," has posted a number of links to articles about the ousting of former Diocese of San Joaquin leader, Bishop John-David Schofield. The language in the articles is a study in journalist description, with words like...
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There has been a war waged on these blogs against Christians. It is not surprising to the Christian Community, nor the Christians on these blogs who endure personal attacks. It has gone on for as long as I have been here and I'm sure will continue whether or not I like it.
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Well I guess it's nice to see a really active blogging community, as I've said before I truly appreciate everybodies input, I do change my mind in response (if it makes sense). I suppose the biggest reason that I have a beef with religion is not so much that for me (in my opinion) it seems...
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I just finished reading Sage Fever's post on Hope and rather than hijacking that post here are my thoughts.
Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Dave Barr at his home. Barr is a double amputee who holds to Guinness World records for motorcycling...with two prosthetic limbs mind...
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As the cool night air flows from the open window... my thoughts row back... how my wife loves the fresh night air. Here alone longing for her return... the sadness... to weeing... my love reaches out helplessly... knowing that my bride is hurting also...
Yet all knowing our Father...
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Someone up there likes us, they really do.
http://www.thepostmanscorne...
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1. THE HOLY APOSTLE CARPUS
Carpus was one of the Seventy Apostles. He was a follower and companion of the Apostle Paul by whom he was appointed as bishop of Varna in Thrace. He also preached the Gospel on Crete where he received St. Dionysius the Areopagite in his home. St. Dionysius testifies...
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I Remember…. A chapter from the samizdat manuscript Life of Hieromonk Arseny
The train stopped and Father Arseny stepped out of the car. It was spring, 1958, cheerful, joyous exhuberant. The morning was bright, sunny. Patches of still...
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1. THE THIRD FINDING OF THE HEAD OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
In the eighth century, during the bitter violence of iconoclasm, the head of St. John was brought to Comana, the place of exile of St. John Chrysostom. When iconoclasm ended in the year...
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1. THE VENERABLE SIMEON THE STYLITE OF THE WONDERFUL MOUNTAIN
This wonderful saint Simeon was born in Antioch in the year 522 A.D. during the reign of Emperor Justin the Elder. His father perished in an earthquake and he was left alone with...
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May 23
1. ST. MICHAEL, BISHOP OF SYNNADA
Michael, this holy and learned hierarch, dedicated himself to the service of Christ from early childhood. Together with St. Theophylact of Nicomedia, he lived a life...
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1. THE HOLY MARTYR BASILISCUS
Basiliscus was a kinsman of St. Theodore Tiro. He was tortured together with Eutropius and Cleonicus. When the latter two [Eutropius and Cleonicus] were crucified, and expired (March 3), then Basiliscus was...
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1. SAINT CONSTANTINE AND EMPRESS HELENA
Constantine's parents were Emperor Constantius Chlorus and the Empress Helena. Chlorus had other children by another wife, but from Helena he had only Constantine. After his coronation Constantine...
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1. THE HOLY MARTYR THALELAEUS
Thalelaeus was born in Lebanon. His father was called Berucius and his mother was called Romila. Thalelaeus was an eighteen-year old youth, handsome of countenance, physically tall and with reddish yellow hair....
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1. THE HOLY PRIESTLY-MARTYR PATRICK [PATRICIOS], BISHOP OF BRUSSA ALONG WITH THREE PRESBYTERS: ACACIUS, MENANDER AND POLYENUS
They suffered for the Faith of Christ during the reign of Julian the Apostate in Asian Brussa. Junius, the...
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An Orthodox Christian View of Non-Christian Religions
Rev. Protopresbyter George C. Papademetriou
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1. THE HOLY MARTYR THEODOTUS AND THE SEVEN MAIDEN MARTYRS: THECUSA, ALEXANDRA, CLAUDIA, FALINA, EUPHRASIA, MATRONA AND JULIA
Theodotus was married and an innkeeper in Ancyra during the reign of Diocletian. Although married, he lived...
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http://www.oca.org/
This is a link to The Orthodox Church in America for those who have questions about the Orthodox Faith or simply visit St. George Greek Orthodox Church at 401 Truxtun Ave on Sunday.
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Today Orthodox Christians celebrate the Feast of Christ's Glorious Ascension to Heaven which occurred 40 days after His Resurrection.
1. THE HOLY APOSTLE ANDRONICUS
Andronicus was one of the Seventy Apostles. He was a kinsman...
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1. THE VENERABLE THEODORE THE SANCTIFIED
Theodore was a disciple of St. Pachomius. He was born and raised as a pagan but as a young man came to the knowledge of the True Faith and was baptized. Learning about St. Pachomius, he secretly fled...
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1. THE VENERABLE PACHOMIUS THE GREAT
Pachomius was born in Egypt and, in his youth, was a pagan. As a soldier, he fought in battle with Emperor Constantine against Maxentius. Following that, he learned of the One God from Christians and...
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http://www.oca.org/MVorthch... is a link to a history of Orthodox Christianity in America.
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1. THE HOLY MARTYR ISIDORE
During the reign of Decius, Isidore was drafted by force from the island of Chios into military service. From childhood, Isidore adhered to the Faith of Christ and spent his entire life in fasting, prayer and good...
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1. THE HOLY FEMALE MARTYR GLYCERIA
Glyceria was the daughter of a Roman governor. Becoming impoverished after her father's death, Glyceria settled in Trajanopolis in Thrace. During the reign of the nefarious Emperor Antoninus, Glyceria...
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1. SAINT CYRIL AND SAINT METHODIUS EQUAL TO THE APOSTLES
Saints Cyril and Methodius were brothers from Thessalonica of distinguished and wealthy parents, Leo and Maria. The older brother Methodius spent ten years as an officer among the...
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1. THE HOLY APOSTLE SIMON, THE ZEALOT
Simon was one of the Twelve Great Apostles. He was born in Cana of Galilee. The Lord Jesus, with His mother and His disciples, came to his marriage feast. When the wine ran out, the Lord changed water...
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To order your hard copy of Prologue please go here
May 9
1. THE HOLY PROPHET ISAIAH
This great prophet was of royal lineage. Isaiah was born in Jerusalem of Amoz his father who was the brother of...
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1. THE HOLY APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST JOHN
The feast day of this great apostle and evangelist is celebrated on September 26. This day (May 8) commemorates the miracle which appeared at his grave. When John was over one hundred years old, he...
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1. COMMEMORATION OF THE APPEARANCE OF THE HONORABLE CROSS OVER JERUSALEM
During the reign of Emperor Constantius, the son of St. Constantine, and Cyril the Patriarch of Jerusalem, the Honorable Cross appeared about 9:00 a.m. stretching...
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To order your hard copy of Prologue please go here
May 6
1. THE HOLY RIGHTEOUS AND LONG-SUFFERING JOB
Job was a descendant of Esau the grandson of Abraham and lived in Arabia about 2,000 years before...
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Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich
The Prologue from Ohrid
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Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich
The Prologue from Ohrid
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Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich
The Prologue from Ohrid
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1. THE HOLY PROPHET JEREMIAH
Jeremiah was born about six hundred years before Christ in the village of Anathoth not far from Jerusalem. He began to prophesy at the age of fifteen during the reign of King Josiah. He preached repentance to...
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1. THE HOLY APOSTLE JAMES
James was the son of Zebedee, brother of John and one of the Twelve Apostles. At the invitation of the Lord Jesus, James left the fishermen's net, his father and, together with John, immediately followed after the...
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1. SAINT BASIL OF OSTROG
Basil was born in Popova, a village in Hercegovina of simple and God-fearing parents. From his youth, he was filled with love for the Church of God and when he reached maturity, he entered to the Monastery of the...
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1. THE HOLY APOSTLES JASON, SOSIPATER AND THE VIRGIN CERCYRA
The first two were of the Seventy Apostles and the latter was the daughter of a king from the island of Corfu. Jason and Sosipater are mentioned by St. Paul and he calls them his...
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To order your hard copy of Prologue please go here
April 27
1. THE HOLY APOSTLE SIMEON
Simeon was one of the Seventy Apostles. He was the son of Cleopas who was the brother of Joseph, the betrothed of...
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April 18
1. VENERABLE JOHN, THE DISCIPLE OF SAINT GREGORY DECAPOLIS
At the time of the Iconoclastic heresy, Emperor Leo the Armenian subjected John to torture along with his teacher Gregory and St. Joseph...
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The Gospel is also available in:
2nd Tuesday after Pascha
The Reading is from John 3:16-21
The Lord said to his disciples: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into...
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Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich
The Prologue from Ohrid
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Holy Week
Недеља страдања
Behold, the Bridegroom cometh in the...
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