By Fr. Alex Radulescu - When I was little, probably around 7-8 years old, my parents took me to the circus for the first time. I did not know what to expect. They pitched a big tent in my neighborhood. I remember we had to buy tickets in advance then return for the show. It was an evening show. When the time came, we got in line as one by one people filled the stands inside the tent.
By Fr. Nick Kotsis - Today was just a beautiful day. This weekend brought us the nicest weather we’ve experienced seen since last fall. It was as if the Lord unlocked our jail cell and waited to see what we would do. It took me a day and a half, but I finally came to my senses and bolted.
By Fr. Alex Radulescu - These days, more than ever, we use social media to connect with one another. Now we have an excuse: the quarantine. But how is social media affecting our spiritual life, we may wonder? I would say, a lot! Even before the pandemic, studies after studies have proven the negative effect of the “electronic” interactions in our daily life.
By Fr. Nick Kotsis - As I wrote the other day, before my final year at Holy Cross, we were sent on an extraordinary trip to Greece. Part of the trip included visiting the Patriarchate in Constantinople. We spent a week in Istanbul. We stayed at the Theological School in Halki (Halki is an island in the Bosporus) and took ferries to the city every morning. We visited His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Patriarchate several times, visited all the major churches and historical sites in Istanbul (all but the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazar are from the Roman Empire (Byzantium)), took a trip to Nicea (a former capital of the empire and home to the 1st and 7thEcumenical Councils), and met many wonderful people. I must say, the Turks we encountered along the way were very welcoming, nice, beautiful people; as I’ll explain later, those associated with the government were different. It was a fantastic trip.
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Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
3109 Scio Church Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone: (734) 332-8200
Fax: (734) 332-8201
NEW MAILING ADDRESS
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P.O. Box 1033
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
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