Category: Active Notes of St Andrew’s OCC

Ongoing reflections, brief teachings, and timely updates from St Andrew’s Orthodox Church of the Culdees (OCC – Celtic Orthodox Church). These active notes provide concise insights on feast days, theology, spiritual practice, and current themes, offering a more frequent stream of guidance alongside our full-length articles and in-depth studies on the Celtic Church and Orthodox tradition.

The “Lunar Sabbath Reset” Theory Has No Historical Christian Witness

The “Lunar Sabbath Reset” Theory Has No Historical Christian Witness By Dr. Stephen M.K. Brunswick, ThD, PhD In recent decades, small groups on the internet have begun promoting a theory […]

Biblical Prayer to “The God of Our Fathers” Covenant Prayer, Heavenly Worship, and the Saints in Biblical Christianity

Biblical Prayer to “The God of Our Fathers” Covenant Prayer, Heavenly Worship, and the Saints in Biblical Christianity “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, […]

Appendix: “We Have an Altar” — Christ Outside the Camp and the Limits of Ritual Impurity

Appendix: “We Have an Altar” — Christ Outside the Camp and the Limits of Ritual Impurity This appendix addresses a narrow but important question: how should Christians understand ancient ritual […]

Scientific Reasons Why “Do Not Boil a Kid in Its Mother’s Milk” Still Teaches Good Theology

Scientific Reasons Why “Do Not Boil a Kid in Its Mother’s Milk” Still Teaches Good Theology The commandment, “Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk,” appears three […]

Royal Is My Race: Clan Gregor, Siol Alpine, and the Pictish-Moray Origins of a Highland Dynasty

Upcoming Article: The ancient motto of Clan Gregor, “’S Rioghal Mo Dhream” — “Royal is my race,” has often been explained through the clan’s place among the Siol Alpine, those […]

The Celto-Saxon Heraldic Witness: Ancient Arms and Living Lineage

As published in Celto-Saxon Confederation – Christian Heritage & Confederative Studies Some in our circles love reading the books on Heraldry and find the meaning of heritage symbols, or family […]