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Dogs Yes, Gays No

andre — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:17:20 +0000

November 1, 2025 Dogs, yes! Gays, no! A very dear friend of mine, a librarian, has dedicated much of her limited free time and endless care to raising guide dogs for veterans, the blind, as well as others needing loving support and companionship in their daily lives. She was instrumental in making sure that future […]

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Talking About Dark Things

andre — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 01:11:33 +0000

Talking About Dark Things April 16, 2025 Are you a fan of or afraid of the dark? My husband and I frequently have a “battle of the lights.” Bright lights bother my eyes. Also, I was raised in a time when leaving any lights on in an unoccupied room would elicit a negative comment from […]

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Trust God and Love!

andre — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:26:06 +0000

April 8, 2025 Trust God and Love! I was quite privileged to attend the Orthodox LGBTQ+ Faithful Spiritual Outreach Weekend at Fordham University this past weekend. An entire volume could be written about the intellectually stimulating lectures, the thought-provoking personal stories, and the heartfelt and monumental support of each other, which was exceptionally palpable over […]

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Neither male nor female?

andre — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:57:58 +0000

September 23, 2024 Neither male nor female? The recent Olympics in Paris were quite a spectacle. From the unusual opening parade on the Seine River to the amazing story of US gymnast Simone Biles, the Olympics were an impressive competition to behold. Nevertheless, the event was not without its controversies. What struck me, in particular, […]

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Burn! You Can’t Marry

andre — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 01:15:40 +0000

December 17, 2023 Burn! You can’t marry. Four Weddings and a Funeral is a British movie, released in 1994, about the romantic adventures of Charles, played by Hugh Grant, and his lively group of friends as they support each other through a series of life events. Perhaps one of the most touching and memorable scenes […]

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Be the Person You Needed When You Were Younger

andre — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:43:39 +0000

Be the Person You Needed When You Were Younger October 30, 2023 Watching a documentary recently about the detrimental and life-threatening struggles thousands of homeless children face, I was struck by the following words of one of the counselors: “Be the person you needed when you were younger.” The often-quoted words are believed to originate […]

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A Gay Man’s Dormition Story

andre — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:15:23 +0000

Through the generosity of the editors of “Orthodoxy in Dialogue,” we are pleased to re-post a wonderfully sincere and poignant piece entitled “A Gay’s Man Dormition Story”, published on their website on August 15, 2023, by an anonymous source. Please read the full article by following the link to “Orthodoxy in Dialogue” below, following the […]

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God Doesn’t Know?

andre — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:47:50 +0000

God Doesn’t Know May 31, 2023 “Torch Song Trilogy,” written by Harvey Firestein in the 1970s, is a collection of three one-act plays in which the main character, Arnold Beckoff, wrestles with how to live his life, as a gay man, in a post-Stonewall New York City. Central to the plot of the story, later […]

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