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Do they know we are coming?

andre — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:45:24 +0000

Do they know we are coming? March 15, 2026 In 1991, just before the fall of the Soviet Union, I was asked by His Beatitude Metropolitan Mstyslav, of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and Diaspora, to accompany him to Ukraine, as his secretary and assistant. His Beatitude had recently been elected to become […]

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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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Molded

andre — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:50:54 +0000

Molded June 8, 2025 My artistic skills leave much to be desired. But I have always loved looking at art, and art history was one of my majors in college. Since then, I have relished visiting numerous museums whenever I travel. Perhaps because I lack any artistic skills in any medium, I appreciate those with […]

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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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Welcome Home!?

andre — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:35:57 +0000

July 3, 2024 Welcome Home!? The architectural layout of a traditional Orthodox Church is something that I have always loved. Usually, the conventional interior design of an Orthodox church has three main sections, the narthex or vestibule, the nave or main part of the church/temple, and the sanctuary or the altar area. While I imagine […]

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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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Killing Birds

andre — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:32:56 +0000

Killing Birds September 12, 2022 In Florida, where I live, there are many insects and reptiles. We find some of these “intruders” in our house a few times a week. Various spiders, palmetto bugs, which is just a fancy name for cockroaches, anoles, which are small, slender lizards, frogs, and even very tiny baby snakes […]

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