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		<title>Volume 3, Number 4</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theme: The Day of Resurrection Articles Pascha in Afghanistan by Fr. Sean Levine Pascha Above the Clouds by Mr. Andrew Boyd Sacrificial Atonement on the Blessed Sabbath? by Dn. Jason Ketz The Constant Gardener by Ms. Andreea Bălan More information on the authors and contributors can be found here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocawonder.com&amp;blog=11265305&amp;post=1538&amp;subd=ocawonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pascha in Afghanistan</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Father Sean Levine Pascha takes place in the spring; the season of increasing light that comes as the world emerges from the darkness of winter. While the Feast of Nativity takes place at the darkest point of the year, the Feast of Feasts takes place within the context of increasing light after the long [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocawonder.com&amp;blog=11265305&amp;post=1501&amp;subd=ocawonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pascha Above the Clouds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mr. Andrew Boyd By a series of unforeseen events in the spring of 2009, I found myself arriving at the Holy Mountain, Mount Athos, for the end of Holy Week and Pascha. I don’t really speak Greek that well, and I am not someone who would normally go to a monastery, but I also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocawonder.com&amp;blog=11265305&amp;post=1504&amp;subd=ocawonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sacrificial Atonement on the Blessed Sabbath?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another Look at the Orthodox Celebration of Holy Saturday  By Deacon Jason Ketz A great deal of attention has been given in recent decades to the recognition of Holy Saturday as the Blessed Sabbath.[1] However, as central as the Sabbath theme is to our understanding of Holy Saturday, we would be selling ourselves short to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocawonder.com&amp;blog=11265305&amp;post=1499&amp;subd=ocawonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Constant Gardener</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Andreea Bălan Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden, let its fragrance be wafted abroad. Let my beloved come to his garden, and eat its choicest fruits. - Song of Solomon 4:16 - My favorite time of the day is dusk.  It’s the interval between the sun’s sinking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocawonder.com&amp;blog=11265305&amp;post=1525&amp;subd=ocawonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Volume 3, Number 4, Authors and Contributors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fr. Sean Levine has been serving the men and women of the Armed Forces, first as a Chaplain’s Assistant and later as a Chaplain, for nearly 14 years. Recently ordained as an Orthodox Priest (OCA), he currently serves as a chaplain in the army assigned to Fort Lewis, Washington. Mr. Andrew Boyd grew up in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocawonder.com&amp;blog=11265305&amp;post=1530&amp;subd=ocawonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Volume 3, Number 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theme: Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving Articles: Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving; They’re not Just for Lent Anymore! By Fr. Sergius Halvorsen Silence on a College Campus By Dr. Albert Rossi Survivor: Great Lent By Mrs. Maria Reynolds-Weir A Reflection on Almsgiving By Protodeacon Paul Nimchek More information about our authors can be found here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocawonder.com&amp;blog=11265305&amp;post=1485&amp;subd=ocawonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving; They&#8217;re not Just for Lent Anymore</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Father Sergius Halvorsen Prayer, fasting and almsgiving are not “Lenten disciplines” per se.  Rather, they are essential to our basic health and wellbeing: they are fundamental to the Christian life.  Yes, it is true that during Lent we place a much greater emphasis on prayer, fasting and almsgiving, but this does not mean that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocawonder.com&amp;blog=11265305&amp;post=1429&amp;subd=ocawonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Silence on a College Campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Dr. Albert S. Rossi “Silence.” Is that a French word, a Russian word, an Italian word?  Sometimes the word “silence” seems like a foreign word to our experience.  Especially on a college campus. Once I drove my son back to college and helped him unpack the car.  It was the beginning of the second [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocawonder.com&amp;blog=11265305&amp;post=1431&amp;subd=ocawonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Survivor: Great Lent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mrs. Maria Reynolds-Weir If no man is an island, why does the Great Fast sometimes feel like we are on one? We get to week two or three and feel like curmudgeons stuck on an island in a sea of meat-feasting fish. Congratulations, you are invited to participate in “Survivor: Great Lent.”  You will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ocawonder.com&amp;blog=11265305&amp;post=1436&amp;subd=ocawonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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