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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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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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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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Mystery Of Love

andre — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 16:52:40 +0000

Mystery Of Love August 21, 2022 In preparation to be ordained a priest, I spent four years studying in a seminary. They were some of my life’s best, yet most challenging years. I met those who would become lifelong friends. During those years I tested and questioned myself more than almost any other time in […]

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