A church without a priest

The first parish to which I was assigned was a newly formed one in Atlanta, Georgia. At that time there was a relatively small group of people. The task before this small group was one that requires a considerable amount of faith before embarking; while the task of their young priest was of convincing, [...]

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Behold! - a poem

Every once in awhile inspiration just hits you. Lana Balach was inspired by the season with this beautiful poem:
 
Behold!
When all the world will pause
       and feel
the faint but clear echo
       flickering
            in the heartbeat
                   of the stars
the Light that embraces
            all of nature
                   and humanity
 
Behold!
The very essence
        of our lives
              [...]

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How To Avoid Cancer

THE TIMES
(London, England)
December 6, 2007
A foolproof anti-cancer diet… with just one or two drawbacks
If you want to avoid cancer, live like a monk. That is the inescapable conclusion from research into one of the world’s most renowned monastic communities. The austere regime of the 1,500 monks on Mount Athos, in northern Greece, begins with an [...]

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Can you find 30 books of the Bible in the puzzle

Here’s an old puzzle I found that was new to me from http://www.positivethoughts.com/30books.htm. See if you can solve it.
There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them? This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket on a flight from Los Angeles [...]

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Nature is Light

The following is an excerpt from an article by Bishop Athanasius Yevtich entitled “O Gentle Light” featured in his book Christ: The Alpha and Omega in which he gives an exegetical look at this hymn we sing at every Vesper service in the Orthodox Church:
“…the beginning of the hymn [O Gladsome Light] proceeds from nature, [...]

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