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Parenting as Podvig: Maternal Mayhem Management
Hi Patricia! I’m so glad to hear you moved to town. I look forward to meeting you when I come home next week; the kids and I have been visiting my parents in Ohio. Did you know Ellen, the choir...
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Orthodox Tattoo Parlor Opens in Iowa
IOWA CITY, IOWA – “It’s hard to be young and Orthodox,” explained Bartholomew (“the mad”) Zybek. “We aren’t supposed to act all cool and sullen, since the fruits of the Spirit are peace, love and joy....
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Tea Fixes Everything
Dear Auntie Ekaterina, I’m sorry to be writing you out of the blue like this, but Mom suggested I ask you for advice. She says it’s “over her pay grade,” but that you’ll be able to help. I’ve been...
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Seven-year-old Accidentally Breaks Fast with Pâté
DES MOINES, IOWA – If choking down the non-fasting food becomes a podvig, does that mean it’s acceptable to break the fast? When seven-year-old Katrine (“St. Katherine the Great”) Sanderson opened her...
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Shenanigans and the Martyr’s Crown
Four-and-a-half-year-old Jamie (“St. James the ‘possle, but I’m a girl“) Florin watched as her one-year-old brother, Brian (“St. Andrew”) ate a $1,000 check out of the collection basket on Sunday. “I...
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Book Review: Faith and Humor
Faith and Humor: Notes from Muscovy by Maya Kucherskaya, translated by Alexei Bayer I’ll admit I was nervous to review this book. Deeply concerned, really. The information sheet included by Russian...
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Woman Ordered to Stop Crafting During Apostles’ Fast
INDIANAPOLIS – A local woman was asked by her priest to refrain from crafting during the Apostles’ Fast. No painting, reupholstering, framing, sewing, crocheting, or knitting allowed. “I can’t comment...
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Parenting as Podvig: Trouble Tolerating Teenagers
Dear Mom, Thanks for the email asking about Anna (“Christ’s grandmother”) and the kids. I’ve been teaching Maddie (“Mary Magdalene”) to drive, so there’s been more weeping and gnashing of teeth than...
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Woman Ordered to Stop Crafting During the Fast
Originally filed June 24, 2012.* INDIANAPOLIS – A local woman was asked by her priest to refrain from crafting during the fast. No painting, reupholstering, framing, sewing, crocheting, or knitting...
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eCupid: The Creep Chronicles
Tuesday From: Sasha A–quit whining about not knowing anybody. Let’s sign up for eCupid tonight. Come on, we’ll make a girls night out of it. From: Anya Fine, you win. But we’re watching both Pride...
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Exhausted Faster Just Can’t Lent Any More
An extreme case of Lenten despair required intervention from friends and neighbors at Duwamish College last week. Anna-Marie Andrews, 21, was found in her dorm room with a recording of the Canon of St....
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