1. Brigid was born in Ireland in 450 AD. 2. She was a disciple of St. Patrick, who baptized her parents, then her. 3. Brigid’s father was a pagan and married Brigid’s mother, a slave. 4. As a young child Brigid had compassion for the poor, giving away food and clothing and even her father’s […]
Saints on the Nativity of Christ
“The Nativity of Christ. — He has come upon earth, He Who in the beginning created us from earth and breathed His Divine breath into us; He has come Who “giveth to all life, and breath, and all things” (Acts xvii. 25.); He has come, He Who by a single word called all things visible […]
Hey Man, What’s Up?
“Hey Man, What’s Up?”, a true story by Mike On Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 I left work and locked the front door at around 8:20 p.m. I noticed that there was a car about halfway across the parking lot and there were a couple of people outside of the car. That is not too unusual and […]
Everyday Saints and Other Stories
A book review by Randy Hay Have you ever wondered what would happen if an Orthodox book managed to cross over to the mainstream market…and reveal our strange world in which fact is often stranger than literary fiction? What if The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios or Father Arseny skyrocketed up the New […]
Why We Love This Church!
Joy of All Who Sorrow is a place where people find transformation in Jesus Christ through worship, education, fellowship, and service. It is a place where the endless beauty and majesty of God is revealed to us, as much as possible in this life. It is where sorrows and burdens are turned into means of […]
Racism and its Grounding in Shame and Disgust, Part II
2020 Fellowship of St. Moses the Black Conference A Talk by Fr. Stephen Freeman on Shame, Part II Part I can be read at http://joyofallwhosorrow-indy.org/2020/10/28/racism-and-its-grounding-in-shame-and-disgust/ Some years back when I began doing this study on the topic of shame, which frankly was out of a deep personal need to deal with issues of shame in […]
Racism and its Grounding in Shame and Disgust
2020 Fellowship of St. Moses the Black Conference A Talk by Fr. Stephen Freeman on Shame Part I My topic is looking at racism and its grounding in shame and disgust. And I want to begin with a quote from the book of Sirach, one of those books that many Orthodox Christians forget is in […]
Warrior of the God of Heaven
Warrior of the God of Heaven: St. Nicetas the Goth Forget those things that aren’t worth remembering Troparion[i], Tone 3 Thou didst defeat error and triumph in martyrdom, Nicetas namesake of victory: for thou didst conquer the ranks of the enemy and end thy contest by fire. Pray to Christ our God to grant us […]
The Rhythms of the Church
“A man living in the world once visited a wise elder. “After a few pleasantries over tea, the man reached the point of his visit. “I am not at peace,” he said. “My life is busy, but my life is not meaningful. I am successful, but I am not happy.” “The elder replied, “My dear, […]
The Rhythm of Life
What shall I render unto the Lord for all that He has rendered unto me? These are the words of the king and prophet David, recorded in Psalm 115. What shall I render unto the Lord for all that He has rendered unto me? When we search out all the things that we have, all […]
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