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to all my friends
This is not baka_gaijin30 but his wife.. I am writing to let all of his friends on Livejournal know that Jeff passed away on July 28, 2010. -
The Making of a Saint
A new documentary is coming out called "The Making of a Saint" all about the Canonization process of Blessed Elder Philotheos Zervakos of Longovarda, a Greek Orthodox monk who passed away back in 1980. The film focuses on a Greek American family and the healing miracles brought about through the Elder's intercessions. I can't wait to see it when it ( Read more... ) -
We Found a New Apartment!
It's a 2 bedroom, $725 a month with heat, and we hope to be able to start moving in by this weekend ^_^ -
The Church Fathers
I've been reading some of the Church Fathers. Back when I was Roman Catholic and thought I had a vocation, I read St. Augustine's City of God and his Confessions. As a former occultist I have a great affection for Saints who were once great sinners (St. Mary of Egypt, St. Cyprian, St Paul), so I was able to appreciate both his conversion story and ( Read more... ) -
A Safety Tip From Super Dave!
Super Dave Osbourne shows how not to get car jacked. Lol, I still can't stop laughing!
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A long overdue update
It's been quite a while since my last post, so I figured I'd let everyone know I'm still alive and doing fine ( Read more... ) -
"I caught a gnome!"
Okay, so my wife is at work, when one of the store's managers gets a phone call. The manager shares a house with a woman who has an autistic son, and the son called the manager shouting "Come home, I caught a gnome!" So she leaves work, goes home, and the autistic son of her roommate (the son's 23, by the way) has brought the mattress from upstairs ( Read more... ) -
Good Friday Meditation- Still He Walked
He could hear the crowds screaming "crucify" "crucify ( Read more... ) -
Update
So back when I was a Catechumen me and two of the other students were buying all sorts of books on the Orthodox faith and passing them around amongst each other. Finally, I said "Wouldn't it be nice if our church had a lending library?"
It was then that I learned a very important rule about parish life: if you come up with an idea, and are foolish ( Read more... )
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