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Dear Friends and Supporters, Fellow Pilgrims all! Much news to share as our pre-press work on The North American Thebaid Book continues: If you're going to be at the Orthodox Church in America's All American Council next week (July 18-22) in Baltimore MD, I hope to see you there! I've been invited to join St …
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Dear Friends and Supporters, Fellow Pilgrims All! Before starting my update, as we enter into Great Lent, as is our Orthodox praxis and holy tradition, I ask your forgiveness... God forgives! Monastery of the Transfiguration, the Sisterhood exchanges forgiveness.Photo © Ralph H. Sidway The main thing to ask your forgiveness for is the lack of …
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Dear Friends and Supporters, Fellow Pilgrims All! After several weeks of layout and design work since my last post, I'm happy to tell you we have reached a real milestone now, with significant progress being made each week. Early Prototype Thebaid Book Cover, Entrance to St Herman of Alaska Monastery, Platina, Calfornia Also, before I …
Dear Friends and Supporters, Fellow Pilgrims! I am very happy to be able to share with you a significant amount of pre-press news since my mid-July update, as well as a page-spread example of our working design for the book: With one or two exceptions, St. Tikhon's Monastery Press (STM Press) and I have been …
Dear Friends and Supporters, Fellow Pilgrims All ~ First, my apologies for no updates during the year of covid. As for many of us it was a strange and challenging year, and brought all progress on the Thebaid book to a standstill. As I recently found out, the covid lockdown hit St Tikhon's Monastery Press …
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The North American Thebaid 