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Lessons from the Kingdom Tower

You may have heard about the Kingdom Tower (photo above). It is to be the highest building in the world, almost a mile high! As the name indicates, it is to be built in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the desert! On sand! For sure, they are going to have to pour lots of […]

The Best Gift to Your Children

According to a wise proverb: “people should not have children to finally give meaning to their lives; rather they should have children to pass on to them the meaning of life that they have already found.” Parents, especially young parents, often wonder: “what is best for my family and children?” What values and legacy can […]

Is Christianity a Western Religion?

Christianity is in the first place an oriental religion, and it is a mystical religion. (J.C. Barrois, Roots of Christian Mysticism, Introduction) “Western” is not necessarily a negative label, far from it! Western science is what gave us modern physics, relativity, quantum physics and with it our computers, cells phones, GPS systems, high-tech medicine etc. […]

Why atheism is wrong

Could atheism be true? Could bright people like Richard Dawkins, author of the “God delusion” be right. Why is atheism wrong?    

Meet the Church that gave us the Bible

PART 1: HOW IT ALL HAPPENED A lot people hold a Bible in their hands and never ask the most fundamental questions: where did this book come from? Who decided that 2 Peter would be in but the Gospel of Peter would be out? What about that strange book called Revelation or Apocalypse? Who in […]

Bob Marley and the Orthodox Church

Humboldt County has has special place in its heart for Reggae musician and legend Bob Marley. Here is an interesting article with some useful inserts and edits by Fr Laurent   Twenty four years on few know of his conversion to Christianity. In May 1981, the world lost the man who had been described as […]

Making the best of Holy Week and Pascha

Take the week (or part of the week) off, especially Thursday and Friday. Make every effort to enter into the mystery of the love of God in Christ Jesus. Watch Jesus of Nazareth, or another suitable film (see our website) on the life of Christ. Fast with and for the Lord, especially on Holy Friday. […]

Reflection on the so-called Blood Moons

Sadly, it was too overcast to see the “Blood Moon” (the media’s term) over Humboldt on the day of the Bridegroom Matins, coincidentally or providentially. These unusual astronomical events are a good occasion to discuss the symbolic language of the Scriptures and of the first two days of Holy Week. Biblically, the moon represents the […]