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Archive for April 24th, 2008

The Doors of Humility

Last week’s New Yorker published a story in the fiction section by Sana Krasikov whose Americanized Russian character was discovering a church. She writes:
“Olya walked up the steps of the church and tested the brass handle. The door was so low that to go through it one had to bend to a posture of [...]

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The Oil of Gladness

Just as Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday serve as a kind of celebratory oasis during the lenten days, Great and Holy Wednesday, in the midst of Passion Week, has the same affect on me. Especially the evening Unction service. In our small Orthodox community in northwest Pennsylvania we always have a pan-Orthodox service at [...]

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