The sign of the cross is an important universal Christian practice. youtube.com/watch?v=9kuqSE…

Good to know. "Russia offers a simplified resettlement process for those who embrace traditional moral values." orthochristian.com/162982.html

I encountered this God shaped vacuum - or as I liked to call it then, a God Shaped hole - back when I was a practicing Buddhist. Then, I read "Zen and the Birds of Appetite" by Thomas Merton, and that brought me back to the cross This was a decade before I found Orthodoxy

*Stares at a certain Greek archbishop.....*

Prayer is the beginning of all things....

We have lost our minds... youtube.com/shorts/NE2Kcgd…

Blessed feast to you all.

Pirate Deacon Pepe

Of your gracious charity, please donate. We are so close to saving this parish from being shut down by loss of their lease. I love this parish, and I love the priest like a father. Let us do what we can to assist. Thank you to everyone who has given so far. We are close.

Wisdom! Let us attend! youtu.be/YwREZZ0ixsE?si…

My friends, of your charity and time, may those of you who are able to do so pray for Reader Nicholas. He reposed a year ago today. He is the son of Archpriest Mark Row. Here is a memorial prayer for your usage: terryvilleorthodoxchurch.org/files/Brief-Me…

"Be resolved not to lose any time, for time is a great means for you to live virtuously and to arrange the day's tasks. That hour which you lose could very well be the last hour of your life. And that hour which you use well may bring about the eternal salvation of your soul."

What we do, and what we say matters. --- “A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” And.. “Words are truly the image of the soul.” Saint Basil the Great.