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Recent Blogs
Friday, July 11, 2025
As we continue our series on prayers written by Orthodox Women past and present, we are delighted to share this weekly cycle of prayers written by Mother Alexandra of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery, based on the Lord’s Prayer.
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Friday, July 11, 2025
A passion for humanitarian assistance was one of my first impressions of my late wife, Tresja (+19 August 2021). Our first extended conversation took place during coffee hour after Divine Liturgy in January 2001. I learned quickly that she had used her education in international relations at Gustavus Adolphus College and Northeastern University to discover opportunities for service. She volunteered in Niger for one year with the Peace Corps. Tresja told me about her recent experience living in Skopje, Macedonia, as an employee of Catholic Relief Services (CRS). I started to notice a pattern - she was passionate about international humanitarian assistance.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
As we continue our series of prayers written by Orthodox women past and present, we share this Pre-Communion prayer written on the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos, 2022, by Matushka Christina Veselak.