The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow
By Bonnie L. Grant Prozac may not be the only way to get rid of your serious blues. Soil microbes have been found to have similar effects on the brain and are without side effects and chemical dependency potential. Learn how to harness the natural … [Continue reading]
What to do next?No one can do everything, but everyone can do something, so the saying goes. Every single parish can do something significant. Besides, it really doesn't matter what others say or do, only what we say and do. If you have been reading … [Continue reading]
by Fr. John A. PeckThe answer is, what do you need?Every parish has its own needs. Think about it. You need food - fruits and vegetables to survive, but also for our liturgical and sacramental life - wheat for bread, wine, oil for lamps and … [Continue reading]
Back to Eden – the garden as our first professionSome of the vital issues facing agriculture today include soil preparation, fertilization, irrigation, weed control, pest control, crop rotation, and PH issues. None of these issues exist in the … [Continue reading]
Would it surprise you to know that in Orthodox countries around the world, people are growing their own food, and doing so like crazy. They are producing massive amounts of food in small areas, which benefit themselves, their neighbors, and their … [Continue reading]
This is the question that I get most when talking about Small Parish Permaculture – just what is Permaculture? It has variously been described as earth worship (so wrong), environmentalism gone haywire (false), and promoting pagan pantheism, despite … [Continue reading]
by Fr. John A. PeckMany of you know that this year I was awarded the PDC by the Permaculture Research Institute at Zaytuna Farm in New South Wales, Australia under Geoff Lawton. (click on his name to see the free videos on his site). I cannot … [Continue reading]
Permaculture really is the answer. by Nick Meyer Even as the United States government continues to push for the use of more chemically-intensive and corporate-dominated farming methods such as GMOs and monoculture-based crops, the United Nations is … [Continue reading]
by Wesley J. SmithThe buzz of obfuscation around “when life begins” has reached a crescendo of intensity in the wake of the Planned Parenthood imbroglio. Such huffing and puffing about the earliest embryo–when the dismember and harvest of PP happens … [Continue reading]
by Fr. John A. PeckA Sermon on Cows. Yes, cows.One of my favorite Far Side cartoons shows a herd of cattle standing at a fence, facing a leader. In the background is a large urban city in flames. In the caption, the leader cow is saying,“Evidently, … [Continue reading]