More Galleries coming soon! Seven more, and then some…

I wish to thank everyone for your patience with my erratic gallery posting during this amazing period of travels. Since July 1 alone, I have traveled to ten monasteries (in Arizona and California), and am literally getting in the car immediately after posting this to head to #11 this month, All-Merciful Saviour (Men's, ROCOR), on …

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Venerating a Saint, and Sunset at the Pacific

During the course of my Western Pilgrimage, I have (somewhat reluctantly) passed by many touristy destinations so as to keep to both my schedule and my purpose. The growing list is quirky, and includes the following: Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver CO (their Performers Hall of Fame is a 'Who's Who' of Rock and Roll artists, …

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Fragrance of the Desert, Pt. 4 – St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Monastery, Florence AZ

New Photo Gallery posted, with unique images made at St Anthony's in the Arizona Desert. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am very thankful to God's providence for opening the doors for me to stay at St Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery for a few days, even though I had been unable to reach …

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Fragrance of the Desert, Pt. 3 – St Paisius Monastery, in the High Desert of Arizona

This was a providential visit, and is hopefully a prelude to a longer stay on my return journey. In my emails with Abbess Michaila, I learned the nuns were deep into their new building project, a new dining hall which would accommodate the sisterhood and their growing numbers of guests. Having a larger kitchen will …

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Thebaid Update: July is Scheduled!

And more galleries coming soon... The last few days have been a whirlwind of emails and phone calls as I've reached out to numerous Orthodox monasteries in California and beyond, and I am very happy to report that I've got a full schedule for the remainder of July, covering eight monasteries. Due to travel considerations, …

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