Category Archives: Saints
A Journey of Faith in Union with Mary: a Pilgrim’s Diary
Two weeks from today, Easter Sunday, April 8, twenty fellow Pilgrims from various parts of southern California will accompany me on Turkish Airlines, Flight TK 10, nonstop service from Los Angeles to Istanbul. Upon arriving late Monday afternoon, after about … Continue reading
More Than Meets the Eye
The Transfiguration is a prayer event; it displays visibly what happens when Jesus talks with his Father: the profound interpenetration of his being with God, which then becomes pure light. In his oneness with the Father, Jesus is himself “light from … Continue reading
On Pilgrimage: Easter and Turkey
Christ is risen, Alleluia! He has truly risen, Alleluia! All Orthodox Christians throughout the world, as well as Catholics who follow “Eastern Rite” liturgies and traditions but are in union with the Church of Rome, greet one another with those … Continue reading





