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These musings on Orthodox themes have two aims. The blog is partly an attempt to clarify my own thoughts and perhaps receive some feedback. At the same time, with a somewhat mixed spiritual history, I tend to look at things from a slightly different angle and my thoughts may strike a chord with readers and stimulate debate. I am no theologian and it is unlikely that you will find here any great spiritual truths or soul-searing revelations, merely the random thoughts of one, not particularly pious, layman. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, any profundities you find are purely accidental!

My aim is to post a blog once a week so watch this space.

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2 comments:

  1. Hello Chris,
    I really appreciated your interview on AFR.

    I am newly Orthodox-over a year ago. For my patron saint, I chose St Sophia, mother of orphans since I am a teacher and love the word sophia,

    I may be a heretic when i say this so may God forgive me, but I have wanted information - or to write it myself- about saints who took up Christ's command to heal the sick, feed the hungry and the like. I read the Prologue every day and it is pretty gruesome.

    Yesterday being sick with a cold and wanting to keep myself in bed, I started watching, on youtube, The Visual Bible, book of Matthew. It is an enacted word for word version and quite good. Twice in it He says-"I ask for mercy, not sacrifice" which to me, means that he is asking us to BE merciful. Of course, he says other things that say the opposite:)like leave your family which can be a huge sacrifice.

    Anyway it gets me to thinking about mercy and sacrifice and I should probably talk to my priest about it.

    In your research, are there abundant or any? saints who work to heal, clothe,feed, etc on the material plane, so to speak?

    It has crossed my mind to write a children's book about them because to present the gruesome doesn't always enchant a child or inspire them...altho as a (Waldorf) teacher, I know they can love blood and the like!--or maybe you will write it:) In Waldorf we teach thru story and in second grade, use stories of saints and other good people to teach the art of language.

    I don't know how to reply on the comment as thing so chose anonymous.

    Hope that you and yours are well:)

    In the USA
    Isolde Perry
    St Herman's in Port Townsend, WA

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  2. oops

    from Isolde Perry again

    If you do reply, please do so through my gmail acct

    imperry10@gmail.com

    Thank you

    God bless
    Imperry

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