Day 14: Some great links on Great Lent and Lenten Food

One week into Great Lent, and we have been searching and reading and comparing everything we can about the Orthodox way of Lent.  We have looked at a lot of information about the weeks of Great Lent, including tomorrow which is the Sunday of Orhtodoxy.  That is always the first Sunday of Lent, and has a procession of people carrying icons aoround the Church to show the vicotry of Orthodoxy over the ruling that icons were no longer allowed in the Church.  Anyway, as we are reading, we are learning, and that is part of the goal of this blog -- learning and sharing knowledge (and opinions).

In addition to our blog, we would love to share with you some other blogs and websites with interesting, informative takes on Orthodoxy.  Some of them are simply written, which makes it easy to understand, whereas others are more theology-based and offer the full religious history to various topics.  Our humble blog, as you may have discovered by now, focuses on making fasting during Great Lent a rewarding experience , and not an unachievable process that many believe it is.

There are many steps in acknowledging, preparing, and observing Great Lent in an Orthodox home.  Through our journeys to get closer to God, we should always continue to learn.  Today, we have decided to share some of our learning with all of you.  We hope, in turn, that you will share with us your knowledge, experience, strategies, recipes and ideas.  So, as unusual as this may be that we would want you to read other  people's work, we are offering a list of the more interesting reading we have found.  Have a look for yourselves, and then come back to us and let us know what you think.  Here is a partial list, in no particular order:

1.  Orthodixie - Southern, Orthodox, Convert, Etc.

     A southern man who converted to Orthodoxy and then became a priest, who writes his well stated,

     simplified explanations from a Priest's perspective.        http://southern-orthodoxy.blogspot.com/

2.  Adventures of an Orthodox Mom
      A writer who works, raises children, and practises Orthodoxy shares her way of helping children
      practice and understand the faith.                                                  http://www.orthodoxmom.com

3.  Holy Nativity Orthodox Church
     An Antiochian Orthodox Church in British Columbia that shares a well-written description of
     Orthodoxy, history, and faith -- all in layman's terms.                    http://holynativity.blogspot.com

4.  St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral
     Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this church website is abundant with rescources for
     Great Lent and for other Orthodox topics.                                 http://www.stgeorgegreenville.org

5.  Kalofagas.ca
     Although this is more about Greek food than religion, it is always an interesting read with many
     personal stories and quips, as well as beautiful photos. The extensive Lenten recipe collection that
     the Toronto, Ontario webmaster, Peter Minakis, has on his website always looks delicious

                                                                                                                http://kalofagas.ca

So, have a look at the other sites.  Then, come back and tell us what you learned or what you found.  We would love to have some discussion about these sites.


By the way, don't forget, tonight you break off the first leg from Kyra Sarakosti!  Six legs to go...

Be at peace with your soul and heaven and earth will be at peace with you.
St. Issak the Syrianhttp://southern-orthodoxy.blogspot.com/