Changes for the Orthodox Church in Great Britain and Ireland
There is an old joke: "How many Orthodox Christians does it take to change a light bulb?" "Change?! Change?!" Yesterday however there was a remarkable development for the Orthodox Church...
View ArticleThe Eve of Election
Tomorrow is Election Day. To be honest, it is the most exciting Election Day I can remember. At the last election in 2010, Britain ended up with a Coalition Government...
View ArticleResponsible Voting
Election Day is here at long last. Personally I can't remember such a build up to an Election as this one. For all that politicians are seen more as the...
View ArticleDay One of a New Government
Well, the Election is over and the results have been declared and for better or worse, the country has returned David Cameron as a Prime Minister with a small but...
View ArticleVE Day
The Second World War ended on 8th May 1945, but since Moscow time is ahead of Central European time, it officially ended on 9th May 1945 in the then Soviet...
View ArticleVE Day
The Second World War ended on 8th May 1945, but since Moscow time is ahead of Central European time, it officially ended on 9th May 1945 in the then Soviet...
View ArticleSilence
I was wondering what to write in my blog-my working day is over and I have the chance to begin to catch up on household chores-tidying up, washing up, checking...
View ArticleEvangelism
Many years ago I had a holiday in Cornwall-nothing exceptional in that, I would guess that most English people will have had at least one holiday in that beautiful county...
View ArticleThe Leavetaking of Pascha
Tomorrow is the last day we will hear the greeting: "Christ is Risen!! until next Pascha. The reason for this is because this Thursday is Ascension Day (Wednesday is called...
View ArticleToday
Today was a interesting day-first of all my Priest asked me to read the Epistle in Church that would normally be read on Ascension-nothing odd about that of course-our Parish...
View ArticleWhen God seems distant........
I may sound as if I am obsessed with this, but to be honest it is something I cannot get away from-how did the Disciples of Jesus feel between the...
View ArticleHelen and Constantine
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Constantine and his mother Helen. As part of my spiritual journey I spent several years in Evangelical Pentecostal groups. One thing was...
View ArticleTrinity Sunday
On the Western Calendar, today is called Trinity Sunday, strangely enough it also has the same name on the Calendar of the Orthodox Church. Strange because on the Western Calendar...
View ArticleTrinity Week
Last Sunday we celebrated Pentecost-the Coming of the Holy Spirit and the Birth of the Church. Sometimes we call it Trinity Sunday because it is the day on which the...
View ArticleThe Apostles' Fast
The Monday after the Feast of All Saints (which in itself is the first Sunday after Pentecost) is always the first day of the Apostles' Fast. The Apostles' Fast is...
View ArticleIntroducing Eastern Orthodox Theology by Fr Andrew Louth
Are you short of something spiritual to read this summer? Well let me recommend to you this book: "Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology" by Fr Andrew Louth. Fr Andrew is a...
View ArticleTime and the Orthodox Church
I was brought up to go to the Village Chapel. Services on Sunday started at 11 am and finished at 12 noon, on the dot. Evening services started at 6.30...
View ArticleThe Rule of Prayer
What is a Rule of Prayer? A Rule of Prayer is a guide, a pattern, to help us as we pray on our own ORTHODOXY DOES NOT ONE RULE OF...
View ArticleThe Bible: an Orthodox Approach-a study guide
Introduction The Bible is obviously an important part of the Christian Faith,but sometimes Christians are unclear as to where it fits in in their day to day walk with God...
View ArticleSt Alban-the Protomartyr of Britain
St Alban, the protomartyr of Britain, takes us from Tradition to tangible historical fact. We know a lot about St Alban, we have his known relics, but even then we...
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