About Me: I am an Eastern Orthodox Christian who is a conservative. I believe that in order for our country to heal, the many wounded people within it need to heal. I hope that this will help some of those people. My story: I was abused as a child and as a result and after foster homes, group homes and two orphanage, I had lived for a while as a wild child in the land of the United States of America, trying without success to become a hippie. But once I became re-oriented to

The Mission, Vision, and Values Statement Should Reflect the Mission, Vision, and Values of the Church as shared through its Liturgical cycles and its Holy Bible. Sts Peter and Paul, Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Church: Note Peter Holds Keys and Paul Holds a Book I want to start this blog with two quotes by St. Theophan the Recluse: "...I think many people do not live as they should, because they think that rules about the worthwhile life are outwardly imposed, and, not spri

How A Traffic Light Taught Me To Have Faith In the Fact That I Was Alive, and A Real Human Being Saint Macarius the Great with Cherub Click here to read Part I: You Don't Have To Screw People Over To Survive "Let us, who mystically represent the cherubim and sing the thrice-holy hymn to the life-giving trinity, lay aside all worldly cares, that we may receive the King of all, invisibly escorted by the angelic hosts. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia." Cont'd from Part I Con Fideli

Jesus Heals the Paralytic There is something about a Divine Liturgy service that envelopes you in the arms of Christ. Many times after...