On the 9th of March we celebrate the feast of the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste. And who are these Martyrs? Good question… because the truth is, I don’t know! Or, at least, I didn’t until it came time to write this week’s article. So here we go! Some true research from the depths. When the …
Homeschooling – Writing – Preschool
Welcome to the start of our Homeschooling Series! In this series we are going to cover our plans (as well as various optional sources) for teaching our children. The series will be divided by subject. This is because how we teach a subject is not going to change much between grade one and two (for …
A Heart for the Innocents
If you have been following the blog closely, you may have noticed we recently started up The Prayer League of The Holy Innocents. This prayer league includes a daily prayer for children in the womb, and for an end to infanticide and abortion. There is a printable of this prayer in our ByzShop here. Prayer …
TOS Episode IX: Synod of Petrograd & Fátima
In this episode of The Orthodachs Show, TheBadgerDad goes solo to recap his research on the Byzantine connection to Our Lady’s apparitions at Fátima and to share the canons of the Synod of Petrograd of the Russian Greek Catholic Church, concluded on May 31, 1917. Venerable Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, Father and Head of the worldwide …
TOS Episode VIII: Uniatism (Feat. V. Varaioun)
In this episode of The Orthodachs Show, TheBadgerDad is joined by Vitalis Varaioun, Blogger and YouTuber on The Russian Catholic Channel. Speaking to his own personal testimony as a former Russian Orthodox and Old Believer combined with deep theological insight, Vitalis leads TheBadgerDad on a deep dive into Uniatism, Zogbhytes and “Orthodox in Communion with …
Declutter 2021 – A Great Lenten Challenge
Declutter 2021 Clean Monday is coming up! And since everyone begins to talk about giving things up this time of year, I thought it would be a great time to declutter. Are you interested in giving up your stuff? Decreasing your attachment to physical goods? Great! Come join me on my 40 days in the …
Great Lent Reads
If you have been with us a while, you may or may not know that I am an Oblate of St. Benedict. It has been a while since I have had the chance to go out an renew my vows (Babies and COVID both make travel difficult eh?) but I still try to use St. …
Gregory the Theologian
In the East, we celebrate Gregory the Theologian, also called Gregory of Nazianzus on January 25th. (He died on the 25th of January in 390 A.D.). Born in Cappadocia around 329 A.D., his Christian family educated the saint in both Christian and classical knowledge. Also, Gregory followed the footsteps of his father and became a …
3 Year Anniversary of The Byz Life!
Thank you for coming to The Byzantine Life blog! Whether you are new here, or an old friend, I appreciate you taking the time to check out our work. Where We Have Come From Little Fox was 7 months old when I started blogging at The Byzantine Life.com. This was near the beginning of my …
Eve of Theophany
Theophany Eve Theophany Eve occurs on January 5th – that is, the twelveth day of Christmas. It is also a day of Fast in preparation. Unlike Christmas, Easter, and The Dormition, the preparation for Theophany is limited to a single day. This is because it occurs during the Nativity festal season. Traditionally this day is …