Tag Archives: Clergy

Parenting as Podvig: Maternal Mayhem Management

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Hi Patricia! I’m so glad to hear you moved to town. I look forward to meeting you when I come home next week; the kids and I have been visiting my parents in Ohio. Did you know Ellen, the choir … Continue reading →

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Long-Bearded Priest (in a Black Dress)

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

(apologies to the Hollies) Saturday night I was downtown, Working at the IGA. Wishin’ I could be at vespers, Where the people stand and pray.

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As Overheard by a Fly on the Wall at an Orthodox Conference Planning Meeting

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

The setting: A small hotel conference room somewhere in the English-speaking world. The occasion: A planning meeting for an upcoming Orthodox clergy conference. The players: Father Hierolambos, a logistics expert who has done this a hundred times before; Father Kephalos, … Continue reading →

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Near-Tragic Trampling at Clergy Conference

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

First published in The Onion Dome on March 1, 2006 BOSTON – A near-tragic trampling resulting in massive injuries including many broken bones occurred here at this week’s triennial convention of the North American Synaxis of Clergy Under Bishops in … Continue reading →

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