Resiliency is the theme of the Annual Conference the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion (OCAMPR). This year we gather at the Ukranian Cultural Center in Somerset, NJ, November 2-4. If you have never attended an OCAMPR conference you are missing a feast for the heart, mind and soul. Fellowship among Orthodox … [Read more...]
“Straight Ahead With the Fathers!”
Sometimes I find myself hearing that infectious opening song --Tradition!-- in the robust voice of the beloved Tevye from the 1971 play, Fiddler on the Roof. The plaintive Jewish melody fills my inner ear, punctuated by the thump of Tevye’s boots as he stomps emphatically across the ground accentuating the solidity of his hope in his … [Read more...]