Category Archives: Life
- October 24, 2010
- Shepherds or Butchers?– also posted in Discussion, Orthodoxy, Spirituality
Clericalism suffocates; it makes part of itself into the whole sacred character of the Church; it makes its power a sacred power to control, to lead, to administer; a power to perform sacraments, and, in general, it makes any power a power given to me! Clericalism separates all “sacredness” from the lay people: the iconostasis, [...]
- October 7, 2010
- Sleep My Little Ones, Sleep– also posted in Music
Songs and simple writing have not come easily these past few years. Not sure if it was writer’s block or just a lack of ability to set them free. I commented to my wife several times that I could feel the songs and pages in the book somewhere in there, but was having difficulty putting [...]
- October 5, 2010
- Fall…Falling…Fallen…– also posted in Death
It’s officially Autumn, or in the more common nomenclature, Fall. Fall is my favorite season, which is somewhat surprising given my feelings for the season that follows. But following season or not, this is now Fall – the time of year when everything winds down, the fields give up their bountiful harvest, and the leaves [...]
- July 2, 2009
- Summer Camp & Longing– also posted in Spirituality
“It was when I was happiest that I longed most. The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing to find the place where all the beauty came from.” ~C.S. Lewis It’s time for Summer Camp again, and once again I find myself full of longing. It’s not always around Camp time, but [...]