Christ is risen! The Apostle Saint Paul tells us emphatically that without the resurrection our faith is worthless, arguing a priori that if the concept of the dead rising from the dead is mere wishful thinking, then the event could not have occurred: I Cor. 15:13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, … Continue reading "A Blessèd Pascha to Everyone!"| Handwritings on the Wall
US Hwy 395 used to be a frequent route for me, up the backside of eastern California, through the high desert, past Owens Lake –or what used to be its site, once 100 sq.mi. of water, 200′ deep, with laden barges, now a dry bed of salt & toxic wind-born dust– & past a state … Continue reading "Finding a Key in an Unexpected Spot"| Handwritings on the Wall
It was the morning of the day that Donald Trump would be inaugurated president for the second and last time. The customary prayer service for the president’s tenure in the highest office in the land was held in the majestic National Cathedral. I visited the grand church many years ago and was duly impressed by … Continue reading "This Budde’s for You, Mr. President!"| Handwritings on the Wall
YouTube’s algorithm can produce interesting results. It recently recommended two sharply contrasting podcasts. One was a sober analysis of church decline in rural Illinois by a self-described “old geezer” Christian; the other was an “audit” by a young Gen-Z atheist who raved about his visit to an Orthodox Liturgy. That afternoon I found myself going back … Continue reading "Dark Clouds with a Bright Silver Lining"| Handwritings on the Wall
Avoiding a Premature Union The new year 2025 promises to be an interesting one for Orthodoxy. It marks the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council (Nicea I). By coincidence, Western and Eastern Easter falls on the same Sunday in 2025, April 20. Pope Francis sees the coinciding of the two as an auspicious occasion … Continue reading "A Common Date for Easter = Church Unity?"| Handwritings on the Wall
I am going to admit my lack of faith. An Orthodox believer who practices the peace of God ought to be perfectly calm, I know. But I am no saint, so I am nervous. It looks as though the candidate whom I support in his bid for the presidency has a good chance to nab … Continue reading "Nervous in the Service"| Handwritings on the Wall
Abp. Elpidophoros has accomplished a trifecta. On June 11, the archbishop of the Greek Church in the Americas once again cast pearls before swine by celebrating the divine mysteries in the synagogue of Satan, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Manhattan. The same parish, grand in its bastard Byzantine architecture, is the epicenter of the abominable … Continue reading "Elpidophoros the Prevaricator"| Handwritings on the Wall
The godless minions of the Democrat Party have played their latest hand in the game of Lawfare quite successfully. Never before has a president of the United States been convicted of a crime, but now the vindictive Democrats have made one for the Guinness Book of World Records. The kangaroo court in Manhattan has taken … Continue reading "There is No Alternative"| Handwritings on the Wall
The U.S. government is making itself felt in Orthodox internal politics. (The following article is so good that Handwritings’ editor has decided to lift it wholesale from its original publication, The American Conservative. All credit for this fine piece is attributed to its author, Michael Warren Davis. Photos and captions are not from the original … Continue reading "The CIA’s Man in Constantinople"| Handwritings on the Wall
Not Rushing to Premature Ecumenism Patriarch Bartholomew 2024 (Source) It is a widely known fact that Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy celebrate Easter on different days. Some years they celebrate E…| Handwritings on the Wall
Macedonia has a long Christian history. It is mentioned even in Acts of the Apostles. As from the start of Christianity this land was under the influence of the religion. Nowadays, in Macedonia, mo…| VOICES
Whilst officiating on Sunday, 18th September at our Bournemouth Church, Abba Seraphim was assisted by his Coadjutor, Abba James, and Father John Ives, the Bournemouth Parish priest, and Abba Seraphim started officiating by ordaining as a Reader, Cristian Craciun, a Romanian who was born in the historical region of Western Moldavia in north-eastern Romania, but| britishorthodox.org
