Posts Tagged ‘Triodion’
On Your Mark
When I was younger, I spent my summers hanging out at the swimming pool like so many of my friends. I became friends with the lifeguards, and eventually became a member of the pool staff. As a staff member I was privileged to watch swim practice. I can still hear the coach calling out instructions…
Read MoreWhat Should I Read?
Some people love to read, while others struggle getting through a few paragraphs. Some buy ‘good books’ but never crack open the cover, while others have half-read books laying around every corner. Whether you enjoy reading or only read what is necessary, we can all agree that there are ‘good books’ and not so good…
Read MoreOrder in the Church
This time of year, you can real feel the order in the Church. Since the beginning of the Triodion, you may have noticed the Church has not stopped to prepare us for the Great Fast. This is being accomplished not only in regard to fasting, since the fast from meat begins today, but with the…
Read MoreDon’t Lose Hope
In today’s world it is quite easy to lose hope. Watching the news or scrolling through your social media timeline, and it seems we are surrounded by destruction and hatred. Around every corner we find so many examples of evil in the world and so few examples of love, we begin to wonder if it…
Read MoreUrgency for Salvation
Lately you turn on the news station and you are bombarded with warnings and images of what some believe to be the imminent invasion of Ukraine by Russia. I don’t know whether it is imminent or not, but I do know there is a sense of urgency in the air about to handle the aggression.…
Read MoreEpisode 359 – Look to Our Own Sins
As we begin the Triodion, the time to prepare our soul for Holy and Great Lent, we must first and foremost look to our own sins rather than the sins of others. It is too easy to focus on the sins of those around us, but until we look at our own sins, we will…
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