Our citizenship is in heaven: reflections on passports, visas, and the Kingdom of God
A reflection by Fr Laurent In our amazing town of Eureka, there is a an old and sadly run-down place of worship on Wabash Street which I pass by every time I drive to St Innocent’s on F Street. Let me say that I never rejoice in seeing any place of worship abandoned or falling apart. […]
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 […]
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 […]