Fr. Steven Clark
@frstevenclark.bsky.social
Musician, Orthodox Priest, Coffee geek (not looking for on-line romance — astonished that some can't figure that out; Observe good boundaries.) Early Internet handle IXØYCtheFISH (A dreaded INFP with a side of T in that F) "Observe good Boundaries"
Don't worry about my Coffee consumption. Worry about what I would do to you.
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Don't worry about my Coffee consumption. Worry about what I would do to you.
There is much you were never taught. — Worf, son of Mogh
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
There is much you were never taught. — Worf, son of Mogh
God created "before my coffee" as an opportunity to laugh at myself and not take myself too seriously. — Rev. Steven Clark
November 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
God created "before my coffee" as an opportunity to laugh at myself and not take myself too seriously. — Rev. Steven Clark
Picture and Icon
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Picture and Icon
Today we remember and celebrate the newly glorified St. Olga of Alaska
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Today we remember and celebrate the newly glorified St. Olga of Alaska
My God! Thy Name is Love: abandon me not, the erring.
Thy Name is Strength: strengthen me, stumbling and falling.
Thy Name is Light: enlighten my soul, darkened by worldly passions.
Thy Name is Peace: console my restless soul.
Thy Name is Mercy, not cease not to show me mercy. —St. John of Kronstadt
Thy Name is Strength: strengthen me, stumbling and falling.
Thy Name is Light: enlighten my soul, darkened by worldly passions.
Thy Name is Peace: console my restless soul.
Thy Name is Mercy, not cease not to show me mercy. —St. John of Kronstadt
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My God! Thy Name is Love: abandon me not, the erring.
Thy Name is Strength: strengthen me, stumbling and falling.
Thy Name is Light: enlighten my soul, darkened by worldly passions.
Thy Name is Peace: console my restless soul.
Thy Name is Mercy, not cease not to show me mercy. —St. John of Kronstadt
Thy Name is Strength: strengthen me, stumbling and falling.
Thy Name is Light: enlighten my soul, darkened by worldly passions.
Thy Name is Peace: console my restless soul.
Thy Name is Mercy, not cease not to show me mercy. —St. John of Kronstadt
Today we have remembered the Icon "Joy of Those Who Sorrow"
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Today we have remembered the Icon "Joy of Those Who Sorrow"
A good or bad word that we say about a person, even if said in the greatest secrecy, is felt by the whole universe and by the Creator of feelings. — St. Nikolai Velimirovich
November 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A good or bad word that we say about a person, even if said in the greatest secrecy, is felt by the whole universe and by the Creator of feelings. — St. Nikolai Velimirovich
A man who thinks he knows everything stands below the one who knows nothing. — St. Nikolai Velimirovich
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A man who thinks he knows everything stands below the one who knows nothing. — St. Nikolai Velimirovich
Take Back the Clock
November 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Take Back the Clock
Today we celebrate the memory of St. John of Kronstadt
November 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Today we celebrate the memory of St. John of Kronstadt
To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself. — Søren Kierkegaard
November 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself. — Søren Kierkegaard
Censer-ship is a thurible thing — Rev. Silouan Phillip Thompson
November 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Censer-ship is a thurible thing — Rev. Silouan Phillip Thompson
you mean like: "I was hungry and you cancelled by SNAP" ???
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
you mean like: "I was hungry and you cancelled by SNAP" ???
I was hungry and you took away my SNAP.
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I was hungry and you took away my SNAP.
I was hungry and you canceled my SNAP
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I was hungry and you canceled my SNAP
Wisdom from “Association for Theological Hilarity in Orthodox Satire”(or Athos)
Priest: "Father, tell me what I must do to become a saint."
Elder: "Don't be an asshole and you will be in the top ten percent."
Priest: "Father, tell me what I must do to become a saint."
Elder: "Don't be an asshole and you will be in the top ten percent."
October 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Wisdom from “Association for Theological Hilarity in Orthodox Satire”(or Athos)
Priest: "Father, tell me what I must do to become a saint."
Elder: "Don't be an asshole and you will be in the top ten percent."
Priest: "Father, tell me what I must do to become a saint."
Elder: "Don't be an asshole and you will be in the top ten percent."
Today we celebrate the Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council.
October 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today we celebrate the Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council.
Mercy and legality in one soul is like a man who worships God and the idols in one house. — Isaac the Syrian
October 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Mercy and legality in one soul is like a man who worships God and the idols in one house. — Isaac the Syrian
Today we celebrate the Apostle Thomas
October 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Today we celebrate the Apostle Thomas
There is no sin that does not begin with self-reliance. — St Dorotheos of Gaza
October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
There is no sin that does not begin with self-reliance. — St Dorotheos of Gaza
Now we see the violins inherent in the system. . .
October 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Now we see the violins inherent in the system. . .
God does not want to be believed in, to be debated and defended by us, but simply to be realized through us. — Martin Buber
October 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
God does not want to be believed in, to be debated and defended by us, but simply to be realized through us. — Martin Buber