The Quiet Revolution

A Call for [God-] Manliness

2011-12-09T21:40:00.001-05:00

St. George and Martyrdom Scenes I recently had a moment of etymological enlightenment about the word “virtue.” Double checking the Online Etymology Dictionary, I learned that the Latin origin of the word translates to “moral strength, manliness, valor, excellence, worth (vir- is man).” The Oxford English Dictionary says that virtue is "the power or operative influence inherent in a

Saint Catherine's Vision

2011-10-17T22:15:00.000-04:00

For this post, I'd like to take the opportunity to offer a quick book review on volume 1 of the Encountering Women of Faith series, written by Saint Catherine's Vision, a group of Orthodox women who are educated scholars and seminary graduates. By their individual lives and this collective work, these admirable women elegantly demonstrate good stewardship and thanksgiving of the educational

Revolutionary Writing Updates

2011-08-05T11:27:00.000-04:00

Please forgive the extreme "quiet" of this blog in the last few months....the author has been busy trying to enact what is usually put in writing here, with God's grace of course. Here are two recent articles I have written. Please check out these superb blogsites, managed and authored by pious young Orthodox people who daily invite Christ into their lives. Thank God for the good things we can

Glory to God for ALL Things

2011-01-12T19:00:00.001-05:00

Since September, God has returned me to my beloved state of Virginia for a new job, to the town where I spent my graduate school years at UVA. The autumn season in this area has always been my favorite one, with the crisp blue skies, changing colors of the trees, and a sense of anticipation. Interesting how there is so much beauty amidst so much death...these leaves are dying. But they die for a

A Great "Kardio" Workout

2010-08-26T12:45:00.014-04:00