The Benedict Option and the Byzantine Hothouse vs. Real Community (Part 2)

I addressed this topic by merely posting "The Restoration of the Orthodox Way of Life" by Fr. Adrian Rymarenko.  There is not much else that needs to be said, but I had previously written an extensive facebook note about this topic, so I will add that here. The Technologies of Community December 27, 2010 at …

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The Benedict Option and the Byzantine Hothouse vs. Real Community (Part 1)

Fr. Adrian Rymarenko (Archbishop Andrew) created real community everywhere he went, in less than ideal circumstances. To study his life and model is an antidote for merely theoretical ideas of community life. "This teaching, while solidly Patristic, is not a teaching from books, but from life. The four excerpts from his writings that are presented …

Welcome to my reboot

I used to have a blog called the Geek Orthodox Pilgrim's Blog on strannik.com.  I decided to host it on wordpress.com to save server cycles for other things, and to leave a persistent and annoying form of my presence, whenever I should shuffle this mortal coil.  I may add some of the old content from …