I must start with an apology for not posting anything this week. My visit at Holy Cross has been simply overwhelming – I’d forgotten that people in American parishes are so (dangerously) active and involved! On Sunday, I left Linthicum … Read more
Well, this is something I’ve been looking forward to! My story with Fr Gregory and the Holy Cross parish in Linthicum Heights started three years ago. In 2011, I received a research grant at the Library of Congress, in Washington DC; … Read more
WHAT a joy my visit to the OCA Cathedral in New York has proved to be! Who would have thought that I would feel so welcome among these extreme urbanites 🙂 First, the church itself is breath-taking: not only beautiful, … Read more
This Sunday (March, 2nd), at Fr Christopher Calin’s invitation, I shall visit the OCA Orthodox Cathedral in New York (East Village, Manhattan). I shall deliver the Sunday sermon and make a presentation of the monastery after the Divine Liturgy. Thank God that … Read more
It’s been a while since I posted something and I apologise for that. The following months are vital for our monastery and that means I can hardly balance all the things that need to be done. The most important thing … Read more
All I can say is that it has been a wonderful experience! The first wonderful thing about it is that I’ve survived, I’m still alive to tell the story. The truth is that a Clergy Retreat is (can be) in … Read more
Now, this was a visit hard to forget! As I’m preparing to leave to the States this January, His Eminence came for a private visit to Scotland. Thanks to Mother Cassiana (a wonderful nun living in a monastery in the … Read more
This has been a difficult day. We were delighted to simply get on Mull, as the day before a storm on the sea had made it impossible to sail to and from the island. When we arrived there, we discovered … Read more
I received some more photos from some of the people who came to the Monastery for the service on October 1st. Since autumn will very soon turn into winter (meaning that all lovely views will be reduced to eternal rain … Read more
A wonderful day! I found a letter & a candle by the church doors. Whoever left that candle, I pray God listens to your prayer; you’ve brought much joy in my heart. These are some of the photos we took … Read more
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