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
The more time I spend in the US, the more obvious it becomes to me that people here have been deeply affected by the ethnic obsession of most Orthodox groups. By far, the most frequent questions I have to answer … 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
My American fundraising ‘tour’ is less than two weeks away and I’m already in a state of panic. The frustrating thing is that there is absolutely no reason for me to be afraid: I’ve been to the States several times … Read more
We’ve had a lovely visit from Fr Christopher Wallace & here are some photos. Fr Christopher and I celebrated, while Fr Marcel Oprisan (from Glasgow) did the singing. We even had an ‘international’ gathering: Jean, a good friend of mine … 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
Following the visit last month of our Metropolitan, His Excellence Joseph, there is hope that we shall be able to reopen the church on a permanent basis next year. This will most probably happen at the beginning of May, when … Read more
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