Christ is Risen!


Be Poets of the Logos!

Sarx (σαρξ) is the Greek word for "flesh". This is the blog of a Southern Man (sojourning in Buffalo, NY) attempting to follow God in the way of Jesus.

I am a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church in America (ROCIA). We are growing a Mission community here in Buffalo.

You can email me at "arkouda" at this domain.


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Disclaimer

I who have written this story, or rather this fable, give no credence to the various incidents related in it. For some things in it are the deceptions of demons, other poetic figments; some are probable, others improbable; while still others are intended for the delectation of foolish men. (Closing lines of the Táin Bó Cúalnge)

How Wonderful are your works, O Lord!

In wisdom you have made them all!

Magic Squares

F COURSE The initials A.M.D.G. stand for Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam, the motto of the Jesuits. But the other night I realised it also stands for “Ad Maria Dei Genetrix” or To Mary the Birthgiver of God. And I began to wonder if the letters could slide around and mean other things as [...]