A Message from Duncan- May 17, 2023
Not exactly lying, but hoping to mislead When I immigrated with my three young children, we had hours of innocent fun talking about the new words we were hearing, the unknown places we were visiting, and the novel tastes we were sampling. Those early months were disabling but fun. It seemed that every day one […]
A Message from Duncan- April 25, 2023
The Clergy’s Dirty Little Secret That got your attention. Actually, I wasn’t being completely honest with that headline. My topic today is, indeed, a problem shared by many clergy; and it can be truthfully described as ‘dirty’. But it’s not ‘little’ (in fact, it is huge) and neither is it a ‘secret’ (it […]
A Message from Deonna- April 11, 2023
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and on those in the tombs bestowing life! (Paschal Troparion) The icon pictured above is the icon of the resurrection (anastasis). It is also known as “Christ’s descent into Hades.” It is interesting that the icon of the resurrection reflects the Orthodox Christian emphasis […]