Orthodox Easter Celebration

As I shared in a post last year, my best friend from childhood, Luke, was the son of a Greek Orthodox priest. As both of our dads were clergy, and as we both spent lots of time therefore at church, we also had a lot to talk about when it came to the faith. I remember very clearly learning for the first time – I must have been seven or eight – that Luke’s family celebrated Easter at a different time from when we did. Not always, but usually, and it made me really curious. As it turns out, and as I learned with the help of Luke’s parents, Orthodox Christians – including Greek and Russian and other members of the Orthodox faith –...

Orthodox Easter

When I was growing up in Lancaster, PA, my best friend, Luke was the son of a Greek Orthodox priest. Since I was the son of a Lutheran pastor, we had a look to talk about, often comparing and contrasting our different traditions. The one difference that always stood out to me was Easter, as it...