High & Dry/St George dunking booth This past year has been a doozy.  I took a hiatus from regular podcasting to dedicate Fridays to actually being a “day off”.  I spoke at the annual Missions and Evangelism Conference with Fr Peter Gillquist (his last; memory eternal).  My first born was graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.  Our parish hosted our diocesan Parish Life Conference.  There was Camp and the Clergy Symposium; I was also blessed... Read more

Prior to his baptism, Dionysius grew up in a notable family in Athens, attended philosophical school at home and abroad, was married and had several children, and was a member of the highest court in Greece, the Areopagus. After his conversion to the True Faith, St. Paul made him Bishop of Athens. Eventually he left his wife and children for Christ and went with St. Paul in missionary travel. He travelled to Jerusalem specifically to see the Most Holy Theotokos... Read more

Dear Father Joseph,      Thanks for the opportunity to same something memorable and noteworthy about dear Fr Caldwell …   it occurs to me, only now, that Fr Caldwell was a strange mix of Yosemite Sam and John the Baptist, a personality just as likely to appear “cartoonish” (in the sense of being fun and filled with child-like joy), as to be a fiery-prophet appearing at the top of a hill to give warning to others.  He always reminded would-be “priests”... Read more

Fr Caldwell and Basil Caldwell November 2001 Few are the men who impact our life, looming larger than life.  In the days since burying my former Pastoral Theology professor, Charles Caldwell, I’ve pondered my small cadre.  Should the Lord tarry and my life continue, perhaps I’ll know others.  For now, I number them on one hand. The Very Rev’d Dr Charles Caldwell is one.  So much so that when my wife was with our second child, and we were discussing... Read more

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Women’s Retreat:  The Antiochian Women of St Joseph is hosting a retreat on Saturday, September 22ndwith popular blogger, podcaster, and author Molly Sabourin. Spiritual Peace in a Chaotic World Click for FLYER REGISTRATION FORM Or call the St Joseph church office – 713.973.7001 Read more

Make Yours Acceptable to the Lord! It seems odd saying “Happy New Year” in September, but that’s when the Church marks Her annual beginning. September 1st is, for the Church, the first day of a New Year. A pious tradition of the Church holds that Jesus of Nazareth began preaching the good news of His mission on September 1st. When our Lord entered the Synagogue, He was given the book of the Prophet Isaiah to read, and He opened it... Read more

By Suzanne Perez Tobias – The Wichita Eagle ad more here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/08/20/2456458/states-first-orthodox-christian.html#storylink=cpy The first Orthodox Christian school in Kansas opened Monday [August 20th] in northeast Wichita. Christ the Savior Academy, a private school at St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral, is beginning its first year with 18 students from pre-kindergarten through second grade. “It’s just a dream come true,” said Jennifer Sebits, president of the school’s board of trustees. “The kids are so excited.” Sebits said the school is a project... Read more

Bless, Father,I came across this sign in front of a Shell station near my neighborhood, and it confused me.  I’m hoping the word “Jesus” used up all their stock of the letter s.  Please let that be the explanation.  asking for your prayers,Callie Read more

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