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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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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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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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My Friend

andre — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 16:19:42 +0000

My Friend August 7, 2022 In high school, I had only one good, best friend. The reason for this was probably the way I saw myself and the fact that I frequently tried to hide, not wanting to call attention to myself. When you were a fat, gay teenage boy, in the late 1970s living […]

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