Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women On this Sunday, we remember both Joseph of Arimathea, who asked for the body of Christ, and the Myrrh-Bearing women, who went to the tomb to anoint the body. Both these stories are a test
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In Search of a Body
Stick Your Fingers Here
Thomas Sunday In the Old Testament, the forgiveness of sins–our release from slavery to “Pharaoh”–came about through animal sacrifice in the early Jerusalem temple, which is where God’s glory–his presence on earth–resided. However, St. John insists that God’s glory is
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Great and Holy Pascha The scriptural readings on Pascha (Easter) present us with the mystery of Christ’s resurrection. During Matins, the resurrection is announced by means of an empty tomb, and when the women are told to go and announce
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Palm Sunday In Sunday’s reading, Mary anoints Jesus with expensive perfume. In the Old Testament, anointing turns men into kings. In addition, anointing is also a part of the funeral rites. So, Mary, by anointing Jesus, shows that she understands
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Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt As we continue our Lenten journey, we are reminded that we are on our way to be witnesses of God’s glory. But, the glory of God is not what we expected. To our surprise,
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Do you remember being 2 years old? Probably not, but I bet you’ve known some two-year-olds. What happens when they are trying to do something and you offer to help? If your interactions with two-year-olds are the same as mine,
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Have you ever been asked a trick question? Someone asks you something you think you know the answer to, but, as you stop to think about it, there’s seems to be a catch somewhere in the question. But you can’t
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Last week, I wrote about becoming fully and authentically human (click here). For me, Jesus Christ is the person we look to in order to see authentic humanity, and he does this through his sacrificial death on the cross. But,
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As many of you know, I’m fairly active in many different community activities. One of them is something called “New World Brewing.” This is an intentional conversation. Each month, there’s a selected topic. Two “conversation starters” get the ball rolling
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“Come and see” is one of the most common evangelical themes I hear for Orthodox Churches. It comes directly from Sunday’s Gospel reading. But, the “see” part seems contradictory to scripture, which emphasizes “hearing” the gospel. In addition, the Church
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