I recently read about a single mother who received a four month driving suspension for distracted driving; talking on her phone while driving, two incidences...
Archive for category: Glimpses of Glory
05.042020April 5, 2020
Cheese Pascha
You need a big mixer for this one, or cut the recipe down 3 pounds of room temperature cream cheese 1 pound room temperature butter...
05.042020April 5, 2020
Pascha Sweet Bread
Warm 4 cups of milk with 1 pound butter cool in large bowl, beat 12 eggs with 1 Tablespoon salt and 2.5 cups sugar Meanwhile...
21.032020March 21, 2020
Letting Go in times of uncertainty
I grew up, as most of us did, in a school system which emphasized planning. I learned to schedule time for homework assignments, work time,...
21.032020March 21, 2020
Time in the desert
By Anastasia BartlettIn Glimpses of GloryTags covid 19, desert, liturgy, materialism, orthodox, St Mary of Egypt
Well, I can’t avoid talking about this Covid19 outbreak, especially since it has replaced the weather as the number one topic of choice. So here...
25.122019December 25, 2019
Incarnation
“What child is this who’s laid to rest on Mary’s lap is sleeping?” When I was little and full of Christmas anticipation, this child served...
28.102019October 28, 2019
Living Forgiveness
Twenty years ago, when we entered the Orthodox Christian Church, our children ranged in age from 9 to 16 years of age. One of the...
28.102019October 28, 2019
Is arguing theology worth it?
I’ve spent a lot of time over the years discussing theology and have recently concluded… there is no point. Orthodox means ‘right beliefs’, but right...
28.102019October 28, 2019
Hatred
I do enjoy going to films, I am a Marvel and Star Wars fan, after all. But recently I’ve become more uncomfortable sitting through a...
28.102019October 28, 2019
Transfiguration
By Anastasia BartlettIn Glimpses of GloryTags alternate reality, Kingdom of Heaven, Matrix, transfiguration
I enjoyed the film The Matrix (the original not the sequels). The concept that reality is not what we think it is appeals to me....