The Kingdom of Choice, written 6 days ago, This is a slightly edited version of a post from last June. I plan to use it as an introduction to a series on the choices we make - and don’t make. Part of the spiritual landscape of American religion is the sizable role played by choice in a culture s...

Armenian delegation to visit Rome, written 2 days ago, (POI) - The Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenians, Aram I, will be visiting Rome and the Vatican from November 23rd to 27th. The "important ecumenical event" was reported today by the Vatican radio station, relaying an official releas...

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Andrew's great site on Orthodox beards elicits praise from these quarters, written 1 month ago, Andrew (who recently thanked me for posting a pro-beard message on an Orthodoxlite website), God bless you. Your list of quotations is wonderful. Especially the one from St. Kosmas. I have a hand-painted ...

2009 GOCGO Oratorical Festival News!, written 2 weeks ago, 2009 Oratorical Festival News! Wow has time flown! Seems like just yesterday Nick Lambert was making Omaha history by winning first place at the Denver Diocese and taking third at the national Diocese Oratorical Festival! The topics have bee...

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Holy Trinity Icon?, written 2 days ago, In my last Cathedral News article (you can find it on the Cathedral site) I wrote about the most obscure piece of religious art in our church - a stained glass window tucked into the southeast stairway. Since the altar boys generally use the staircase on the ...

Theological Virtue of Faith, written 1 week ago,

Prop 8 & Orthodox Bishops, written 4 days ago, A Statement of the Orthodox Christian Bishops of California, issued earlier this fall, in support of Proposition 8: (See also the 2003 SCOBA statement on the moral crisis in our nation - here.) A Constitutional Amendment to Restore the Definition ...

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2008 Stupid Christmas Present — honorable mentions, written 1 day ago, I was wrong. There are LOTS of stupid things you can buy this year. All of these came by way of OhGizmo, to which you can turn, apparently, for all your useless contraption needs. Consider the joys of presenting your loved one ...

St. Niphon, the Patriarch of Constantinople..., written 2 days ago, …before he ascended the episcopal throne had been a novice at St. Dionysios’ holy monastery (on Mt. Athos). After he had directed the Church of Christ for many years, he resigned from the throne and returned to the monastery whe...

Election day thoughts: Slouching toward hedocracy, written 2 weeks ago, I do not, as a priest, tell people whom to vote for. I have no problem, however, with trying to persuade them regarding how to vote. I'm speaking especially to Christians here, who I imagine probably make up the vast majority ...

Guess he didn't get the "free gift" part: Man Accused..., written 1 week ago, Guess he didn't get the "free gift" part: Man Accused of Trying to Steal Communion from Priest. Imagine if they did this in church: Israeli Soldier Given 21 Days in Prison for Yawning.Unless otherwise ...

An Underground Story And then I did remember the 100..., written 6 days ago, An Underground Story And then I did remember the 100 dollars. I felt terribly ashamed and bitter. I felt ashamed because no one had blamed me, and bitter because I saw I was so completely incapable ...