Memorial Saturday

The Orthodox Church sets a few days of the year to specifically commemorate all those who have fallen asleep in hope of the Resurrection. My home parish didn’t have a Memorial Liturgy this morning, but St. Athanasius Orthodox Church livestreamed their service on Facebook. […]

GUESS WHAT?!?!?!

As of Friday, I am no longer engaged. Yep, my fiancée and I got married in the city courthouse in Kentucky on Valentine’s Day. (Our church wedding will be in May at my home parish in Canada.) We are both incredibly grateful to Fr. […]

Some news….

This blog really only gets updated when I’m sauntering my way through an adventure. I make no guarantees that updates will be more frequent going forward, but I’ve set out on my grandest journey yet. On December 28, 2019 I asked this lady to […]

Christmas Hymnography

I was raised as an evangelical Protestant.  Christmas hymns sounded like this: O little town of Bethlehem How still we see Thee lie Above Thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting light The […]

With The Saints Give Rest

This hymn was recorded during a funeral at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine. It perfectly encapsulates the grief and love and faith and pain and yes, even hope that I’ve been living with since March 15. […]