Monthly Archives: August 2013

Authenticity in Worship

“The time is coming – and now is – when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth.” Christians must return to this saying of the Lord again and again. We must “examine ourselves” to see … Continue reading

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Stomping Feet

At our parish, as with most Orthodox parishes, we sing the Paschal hymn, “Christ is risen,” to several melodies. Our favorite by far is a Galician tune that has rhythm, a definite meter and repeated bits of text. We don’t … Continue reading

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A Reflection on Holy Saturday

As I write this, it’s mid-summer, and for some reason I’m surfing a Chaldean Church of the East website. Actually, it’s not odd. It’s Transfiguration, and I was looking for hymns on the subject, and, lo! up came this site. … Continue reading

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