Glad to see so many of you visiting here at Thebaid.org! Many thanks to Byzantine, TX Blog for re-posting the video and intro text for the North American Thebaid Project! The word is getting out, and I hope for more such shares soon... For you joining us from Byzantine TX (and elsewhere), I hope you'll linger …
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Pre-Launch Announcement kicks off Thebaid Project
We are officially in the "Pre-Launch" phase of the North American Thebaid Photographic Pilgrimage Project. The initial crowdfunding campaign will be launching very soon now, as the last components are put in place this coming week. I think it is especially fitting that my first public presentation on the Thebaid Project — to my home parish …
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St Brendan’s Voyage – An Inspiration for the Thebaid Pilgrimage Project
Here is a deeply inspiring contemplation (podcast) of the life of St Brendan the Voyager, the Irish monk who set out on his epic pilgrimage with no destination, yet who found his eternal, spiritual destination, and made an enduring impact on Christianity in the British Isles, Ireland and Scotland as a result. He has quickly …
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Sign the Petition to preserve St Anthony’s Monastery in Arizona!
This was posted over at Pravoslavie, and is rapidly spreading via Facebook. Please sign the petition and share with your network on FB, Twitter and elsewhere... PETITION TO PRESERVE THE SACRED GROUNDS OF SAINT ANTHONY'S GREEK ORTHODOX MONASTERY A page entitled "Preserve the Sacred Grounds of Saint Anthony's Monastery" has appeared on Facebook, calling attention …
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A Call for ‘Radical Monastic Renewal’ within the Orthodox Church
Nothing less "than a radical renewal and growth of monasticism within Orthodoxy will meet the crisis of the coming deluge." From 'A Festival of Celtic Orthodoxy', by Fr. Stephen Freeman, Glory to God for All Things Blog, May 12, 2016: Perhaps the most striking aspect of Celtic Christianity was the role of monasticism. The missions to …
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