I am a Deacon in the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, a husband and father of three, an Oblate of St Benedict, a political leftist, and a freelance teacher.
'O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord!' - Psalm 134:19 LXX
Gallery of Hyperbole
'I think I shall . . . end up eating only rice (dry) and living in a hut constructed of the books I’ve bought at Aaron Taylor’s recommendation.'—Kevin Edgecomb
'It’s impressive enough that I am perusing the archives.'—John (Ad Orientem)
'I haven’t detected a whiff of the kind of nastiness that sadly emanates from so many ostensibly Orthodox blogs. . . . edifying and enlightening.'—Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh
'I enthusiastically recommend his blog to all.'—Esteban Vázquez
'I’ll have to keep an eye on my ‘Logismoi’!'—Abbot Gerasim of St Herman of Alaska Monastery