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I went to church last night, and came home this morning. It was very early in the morning and still seemed like the night. In the past, back in 'ordinary' time, the sun would be just rising and the birds singing as we headed home after the Pascha services and...

I went to church today. Yesterday,  we saw a man, Lazarus, raised from the dead. It's a strange time to be alive. I was there early to work on the camera and the computer, the things we use to make that dim glow through the digital veil. On my mind was the line from...

I went to church today. Once again, there were just a few of us there to see that the services continue to be offered. We were as careful and compliant as possible, and also very mindful that what was once the normal pattern has now become an exception. It has...

I went to church today. Again there were only a few of us in the earthly flesh but we were surrounded by the saints and angels and we were in the presence of Christ Himself. The icon for today, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, has been on my mind this week and it was...

I went to church today.  That statement has taken on more dimensions than it had just a few weeks ago. There were only a few of us because of the fear of the sickness outside. The beauty was still there but it felt like there was a shift in its context. The characters...