Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey Into The Mysteries Of Orthodoxy

Following The Framework Of The Orthodox Calendar--from Lent To Pascha To Nativity, From Vespers To Feasts To Fasts--mathewes-green Chronicles A Year In The Life Of Her Small Orthodox Mission.--jacket. In The Passenger Seat: December 21, 1991 -- Pt. I. Preparing For Lent. February 11, 1995: How To Make A Church -- February 17: Beef Stew On Friday -- February 18: Vespers Before Lent -- February 26: Busy Sunday -- Pt. Ii. Lent. March 5: Forgiveness Vespers -- March 12: Icons -- March 17: The Akathist Service -- March 19: Rose Is Pregnant -- March 22: The Baze-man -- March 26: Adoration Of The Cross -- March 31: Lillian's Sister At The Akathist Service -- April 5: Wide World Of Fasting -- April 9: Crones And Starlets -- Pt. Iii. Holy Week. April 19 (wednesday): Anointing For Healing -- April 20 (thursday): The Reading Of The Twelve Gospels -- April 21 (friday): The Lamentations -- April 22 (saturday): The Liturgy Of St. Basil -- Pt. Iv. Pascha. April 23: Pascha -- April 26: Peter Aslan Is Born -- May 11: Sheila's Painting -- Pt. V. Pentecost. June 11: Angry In Church -- June 20: My Conversion -- June 29: Inspiration Plate -- July 15: Stephen's Opinion --^ July 29: Green Linoleum Floor -- August 5: Confession At The Monastery -- August 6: Daughters -- August 13: Orthodox In Florida, Closed Communion -- August 20: Orthodos In Charleston, From Western To Eastern Rite -- August 27: Presbyterian In St. Louis, Stuffiness Vs. Awe -- September 13: Mental Darkness -- September 23: The Jesus Prayer -- October 2: Another Kind Of Fasting -- October 11: Walking The Land -- October 14: Orthodox In Chicago, Eugene And The Weeping Icon -- October 21: Tricky D's Prayer -- November 12: Information Night -- November 13: Plans For The Land, Choir Rehearsal -- November 22: Thanksgiving: Litia And Artoklasia Services -- November 29: Divine Liturgy In Basil's Living Room -- December 3: Tracey's Baptism, Chrismations -- December 10: Litia And Artoklasia At The Land -- Pt. Vi. Nativity & Theophany. December 23: Walking Around The Convent -- December 24: Nativity -- January 6, 1996: Blessing Of The Water -- January 7: The Blizzard Of '96 --^ January 24: David's Icon And Jasper -- January 27: The Annual Meeting -- February 1: Patron Saints And Martyrs -- February 2: Megan Gets A Nose Ring -- Pt. Vii. Preparing For Lent. February 10: Greg's Ordination -- Epilogue: June 30: Joining The Dance -- The Divine Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom: An Outline. Frederica Mathewes-green.