Category Archives: Orthodoxy

Climbing The Ladder ~ Fear

I’ve been thinking a lot about anxiety lately, primarily my own. And as I perused my shelf of books my eyes caught hold of Thirty Steps to Heaven. I wondered which step anxiety was linked to. In glancing down the … Continue reading

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A New Introduction

I’ve enjoying my time here back on the blog. I’m trying to strike a balance between getting on here enough and writing too much. The writer in me would like to write/blog every day. But of course there are other … Continue reading

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The Pursuit of God’s Peace

Father Joshua Makoul, Orthodox priest and author of Healing Your Wounded Soul wrote an article in 2011 titled The Pursuit of God’s Peace in an Anxious World. In the article, Father Joshua writes, “Our society today has seen a dramatic … Continue reading

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Climbing The Ladder

On the fourth Sunday of Great Lent, we celebrated Saint John Climacus and the Ladder of Divine Ascent in the Orthodox Church. As a former Roman Catholic, I had never heard of Saint John Climacus or the Ladder of Divine … Continue reading

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Peaceful Reflections

I enjoy reading books on Orthodoxy.  I should probably write a few book reviews on them to support the reading of my Orthodox followers.  I did write about one in particular a few weeks ago, The Ascetic Lives of Mothers … Continue reading

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