An excerpt from Facing East: A Pilgrim’s Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy, HarperSanFrancisco, 1997 Prologue: In the Passenger Seat  Saturday, December 21, 1991Vespers He was an Episcopal priest, but he was standing in an Orthodox church on this Saturday night and thinking about Truth. At the altar a gold-robed … Continue reading Facing East Excerpt 1