Since my daughter-in-law is Russian, and most of my immediate family is now Orthodox, I tend to look at anything having to do with Russia, and especially with my faith as it’s practiced in Russi… more →
Tipsy Teetotalerwrote 3 months ago: Since my daughter-in-law is Russian, and most of my immediate family is now Orthodox, I tend to look … more →
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wrote 9 months ago: Old Book Review by a Master. Truth in Political Reporting. Eternal Vigilance Alert. Faith in Faith? … more →
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wrote 9 months ago: What’s a liberal arts education without poetry? Satan, in Paradise Lost. Is it schismatic not … more →
wrote 9 months ago: My heart is heavy with the weight of things of which I may not yet speak. Were I free to speak of th … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Nominalism, realism and faith. Artistic integrity. Civic integrity. Agrarian affectation. Gazing int … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Have you not seen the stick of incense? Burn itself to ashes it must So others might receive … more →