An old Native American tale tells the story of an elder who told his grandson about the battle that goes on inside of people’s heads: “My son, the battle is between the two ‘wolves’ that live inside of us all. One is Unhappiness: fear, jealousy, worry, anger, self-pity, resentment and inferiority. The other is Happiness: [...]
Category Archive for 'Lent'
Here is a reading schedule for “Great Lent” adapted for 2008 from the Orthodork Cafe. The sections are short and there are no readings on Sunday. This makes it a lot easier for someone like me who doesn’t typically have a large chunk of time to sit down and read. (How I [...]
I think it is time for me to read Great Lent:Journey to Pascha by Alexander Schmemann. It seems to be what a lot of people are reading this Lent or have read in previous years. Tonight I ordered it online and it should be here in a few days.
Right now, these are the books piled [...]
Guidelines for Conduct During an Orthodox Service
Posted in Lent on Mar 1st, 2007
As a convert, I have often wondered how one is supposed to behave during service. I’ve wondered when I [...]
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of [...]
I had the opportunity to participate in my first Forgiveness Vespers this Sunday evening. I have to admit that I am was frightened of what it was going to be like and what I was required to do. Our priest didn’t actually explain it ahead of time, my friend and I were quite [...]
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