Ben Donald continues an excellent series of articles over at The Undercroft. Good thoughts, good reading.
Bless, Father. How do we suffer well? How do we suffer without de-moralization? Without de-moralizing our children? What do we…
Ben Donald continues an excellent series of articles over at The Undercroft. Good thoughts, good reading.
Fr. Stephen is a priest of the Orthodox Church in America, Pastor Emeritus of St. Anne Orthodox Church in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He is also author of Everywhere Present and the Glory to God podcast series.
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When the Cathedral Church of Saint Sophia in Los Angeles was built it’s primary sponsor also built a free standing mausoleum. Upon his death and that of the architect they were both entombed therein. Fifty years or so passed. Not long ago bull dozers entered the church grounds and demolished the mausoleum (occupants had been relocated to the cathedral basement). The site was rebuilt with a 12 crypts flanking the altar “area” of a little chapel complete with city required rest rooms. Thee is no iconostasis or icon screen. Four icons are placed on the sides of the crypts and the priest/altar are fully exposed. It is my belief that the mausoleum/chapel/restroom is clearly not Orthodox. It is protestant?
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Bless, Father. How do we suffer well? How do we suffer without de-moralization? Without de-moralizing our children? What do we…
Peace, Robert. It might not be helpful but I imagine just acknowledging the trauma is the first step.
Father Stephen wrote: I do not pray for collapse (though I suspect that such a time will come). I pray…
Robert, you in particular will be in my prayers tonight.
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