Elizabeth Cogburn

Rules for Grown-ups: A Socratic Dialogue with Pre-K Students

The other day I forgot to take my shoes off when I entered the classroom. This is against our Pre-K classroom rules and my students were quick to point out my offense. I appreciated their candour, apologized, and promptly removed my shoes. Puzzled at...

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The Sword of Holy Week

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The Sword of Holy Week

On Thursday, a host of Roman soldiers come to arrest Jesus. Their swords glimmer in the torchlight. In response, the apostle Peter launches himself at a slave-boy and swings a sword to slash off the boy’s ear. Jesus rebukes Peter and restores the boy’s...

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Prosphora From and For The People

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Prosphora From and For The People

On Monday the Pre-K and Kindergarten students made prosphora, the bread used for the Eucharist and the blessed bread. I overheard the following conversation: “This isn’t bought in a store?” wondered one student.“No” their friend responded, “The...

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Giving Thanks for Advent

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Giving Thanks for Advent

Advent and Thanksgiving overlap for Orthodox Christians this year. It is one of the few times that a great fast and a great feast fall at the same time. Naturally, it is impossible to both fast and feast simultaneously. In Advent we are to give up meat,...

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Giving and Keeping Names

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Giving and Keeping Names

The naming of cats is a difficult matter, it isn’t just one of your holiday games – T.S. Eliot, The Naming Of Cats Names are strange. Most of our students have names they did not choose, given to them by parents who had only just met them....

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