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Joyful Noise: Your Hand in Mine

(c) 2015 || jocelynmathewesphotography.com Lately, my middle child has gotten into an interesting habit during evening prayers. When I say the “Our Father,” with the kids at night, I customarily lift...

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Joyful Noise: Proximity is not Prayer

(c) 2015|| jocelynmathewesphotography.com A scene plays out in my head: I put on my workout clothes. My husband puts on his. We both go to the gym. He gets on the treadmill and starts running....

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Joyful Noise: Be Ready

4 (c) 2015|| jocelynmathewesphotography.com In last week’s post, I compared going to church with going to the gym. At the gym, you have to go and actually get on the treadmill to see results, much in...

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Joyful Noise: Liturgy Like Vacation

It took a lot of work. We checked our gear. We bought provisions. Months in advance, we booked the campsite (after much research, of course). Even before that, we had to consult with family to compare...

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Joyful Noise: Get Your Spiritual Check-up

(c) 2015|| jocelynmathewesphotography.com I have an autoimmune disorder. I was diagnosed immediately before moving to our first parish assignment. In our new home, I not only had to quickly find the...

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Joyful Noise: When Your Fast is Different

(c) 2016 || jocelynmathewesphotography.com A growing awareness of specialized diets for health conditions presents an challenge for those who wish to pursue the traditional fast of the Orthodox Church....

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Joyful Noise: Lent is Not a Punishment

(c) 2016 || jocelynmathewesphotography.com Lent is not a punishment for our sins. It is not a slog to wallow in. It is not “sackcloth and ashes.” It is not bragging about your fasting or almsgiving,...

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Joyful Noise: The Half-Way Mark

We’re halfway through Lent. Right now, stop reading, and write down (or think of) three things you’re struggling with the most. Maybe it’s the fasting. Maybe it’s that your schedule is absolutely nuts...

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Joyful Noise: Planning for Pascha

(c) 2016 || jocelynmathewesphotography.com A late Pascha can make us feel like it’s far away, but remember how easily things pile up and how busy it becomes. So, I challenge you to start planning your...

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Joyful Noise: Join in the Birdsong

(c) 2016 || jocelynmathewesphotography.com Spring is here. You can feel new life in the scent of the air. Birdsong and spring peepers have returned to Appalachia. I creep onto my deck in the early...

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Joyful Noise: The Hymn of Kassiani

(c) 2016 || www.studiomathewes.com I started a tradition for myself last year during Holy Week, that I would pick one evening service during the week, and attend it by myself (with the help of a...

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Joyful Noise: What’s New about the Divine Liturgy?

                                   (c) 2015 || jocelynmathewesphotography.com Attention and focus are the powerful currencies of our time. Whether we’re aware of it or not, the Orthodox liturgy is...

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