Stephen Ball

Self supporting Priest and working in hospitality sector beside the sea. Orthodoxy, the apostolic tradition.

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Saint John the Apostle on this day

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William Palin’s “The History of the Church of England 1688-1717”
#books #reading #CofE #churchhistory

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New arrival today (used copy) - “Christianity and Classical Culture” by Jaroslav Pelikan (published 1993)
#Christianity #Classicism #Orthodox #theology

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Visit to Krakow - the window from which Pope John Paul II addressed the crowd on his first visit.

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Saint Morwenna and Saint John the Baptist, Morwenstow, Cornwall

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Easter 4 - mass at Saint John the Apostle, Torquay

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Wednesday morning harbour walk, Brixham

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"So in every test, let us say: ‘Thank you, my God, because this was needed for my salvation.’"
— St. Paisios of Mount Athos

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Saint Panteleimon, mountain village, Western coast of Rhodes, Greece

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Visited today, up in the mountains in Western Rhodes, Greece.
#Rhodes #Rodos #Greece

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Kolympia, Rhodes - Chapel of Saint Nicholas protecting the fishermen and harbour
#Rhodes #Greece #AgiosNikolas

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Outside Agios Fanouris Church, in Rhodes Old Town. One of the oldest Byzantine churches.
#Byzantine #Church #Fanouris

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Orthodox Calendar April 4 - Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer, George of Maleon and Zosima

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Reading Saint Isaac of Nineveh
#patristics #syriac #Lent

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Morning walk, storm blowing. Rhodes, Greece

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Sunday Lent 3, Mass at Saint John the Apostle, Torquay

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Lent 2 - mass at Saint John the Apostle, Torquay

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Started reading yesterday. Saint Isaac of Nineveh.
#lent #reading #patristics

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@servingthurifer An okay overview, but I’d rather read the Orthodox view of the role of monasticism in the life of the Church.

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Lent reading - just finished “All Christians are Monks” by George Guiver

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1st Sunday of Lent, Mass at Saint John the Apostle, Torquay