Welcome to my first guest blogger in the series, my friend David! David J. Dunn holds multiple degrees in religion and a Masters in education. When he is not busy trying to turn his dissertation into a book more than six people will read, he sometimes blogs for the Huffington Post. Check out his website …
Tag: Lent
Lenten Reflections: Icons
Today is the first day of my Lenten Reflections series, which will occur every Sunday until Orthodox Pascha (Easter) on April 15. I have a few guest bloggers lined up (still have some spots open!) but no one was ready yet, so today I’m going to share a few quotes regarding icons in the …
Calling Guest Bloggers: A Lenten Reflection
I have been reading the book Girl Meets God by Lauren F. Winner. The book is about the author’s conversion from Reformed Judaism to Orthodox Judaism to Christianity. Very interesting read! In the book, Lauren talks about being a voracious reader with thousands of books in her personal library. Then her Episcopal priest asks her to …
Preparing to Prepare
Ash Wednesday has come and gone, but Eastern Orthodox Lent doesn’t begin until Monday. Well, technically this evening. Orthodox Christians don’t begin the Lenten season in a penitent, ashes-on-your-forehead manner. The first day of Lent is called Clean Monday, and in fact that first week is called Clean Week. We open ourselves to the brightness …
Lent Begins
In the Orthodox Church, Lent began today. We call it Clean Monday, and this is Clean Week. In Western Christianity, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. The focus is on guilt and repentance, and believers wear a cross of ashes across their forehead. Eastern Christians approach the beginning of Lent a bit differently. Technically, Lent began …