By Arlyn Kantz The historians of Russia and Dixie do write How their soldiers believed in the glorious fight Now Bubba and Joe Bob, Boris and Gleb Are stacked in amongst the magnificent dead The breath-taking battle they did not survive But all four fought well with God on their side I read biographies of […]
On Being a Good Neighbor: St. Brigid of Kildare
By Walt Garlington “Hospitality is one of the best known Southern virtues, part of the inheritance that has come down to us from our English and Celtic forebears. Our Holy Mother Brigid is one of those largely forgotten figures who helped enrich our patrimony with this virtue, who helped to cultivate it in the souls […]
Saint Michael & the South
By Walt Garlington … according to God’s revelation in the Bible, not only do human beings have their own guardian angel but nations have them, too. … Not only does every nation have them, but also every city, every town, every locale, and particularly every temple devoted to the worship of God. — Father Maximos […]
The Southern Gestell
By Robert Peters The controversial German philosopher Martin Heidegger transformed a common German word “Gestell” or “lattice work” into a metaphysical paradox which, on the one hand, is that which motivates or underpins the will, as if an inner drive, but which, on the other hand, is something “outside” which draws out the will and […]
“The Faith” Is Back in Print!
After several years of being out of print, “The Faith: An Orthodox Catechism” is back in print! First published in 1997, “The Faith” quickly established itself as the premier Orthodox catechism in the English language. With forewords by Archbishop Dmitri of Dallas, Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver, Bishop Basil of Wichita, and Archbishop Peter of Chicago, […]
Eat your black-eyed peas “with gratitude & thanksgiving”
By Rebecca Dillingham Those of you from the South have most likely grown up eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. Typically, they’re served with a “mess” of greens, such as collards, mustard or turnip greens, or even cabbage. Each region has its own tasty ritual. “Cook your beans low and slow, ideally in a slow […]
A Monastery in the Middle of Oklahoma
PIEDMONT, Okla. — Prayers of the faithful, the words of Scripture and the fragrance of incense once again fill the sanctuary at the former St. Joseph monastery west of Edmond, now reopened as an Eastern Orthodox monastery. The former Roman Catholic monastery, which was built for the Discalced Carmelite nuns in 1985, had been closed and […]
Tradition Is How We Contend
Trad ForumBy Rebecca DillinghamSeptember 17, 2022Romney, West Virginia Tradition is the opposite of permanent revolution. But in modern times, it’s the most revolutionary act we can do. G.K. Chesteron said that tradition means: “giving a vote to that most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead … [because it] […]
Orthodox Saints for Dixie: November
Clockwise from top left: St. Cecilia; St. John the Dwarf; St. Edmund, King of East Anglia, England’s Original Patron Saint; St. Andrew the Holy Apostle, Patron Saint of Scotland; Great-Martyr Katherine the All-Wise of Alexandria; and St. Willibrord (Clement), Apostle of the Frisians. By Walt Garlington ♱ St. Gwyddfarch, Hermit of Moel yr Ancr (+6th century), […]
The Kinsman-Redeemer of the South
By Walt Garlington “And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family: After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may […]
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