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Here's where I browse. Right now, it's mainly Church stuff. But more to come.

Scripture

General Reference

  • Holy Trinity Orthodox School—perhaps the largest collection of Orthodox texts and books in English in one place on the web. This is serious stuff! Whole books by authors like Florovsky, Pomazansky, Andreev, Bulgakov etc. References like These Truths We Hold and Bishop Kallistos' The Orthodox Church. Provides both browsable HTML and downloadable DOC files.
  • Bases of the Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church—the definitive statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on a host of matters, including Church/State relations, contemporary social issues, ecological concerns, etc. Not only the what, but also the why. A tremendous resource.

Liturgical Resources

  • Typikon—actually, a draft English translation of the Protheoria of the Biolakes Typikon. Very useful!
  • St. Raphael Clergy Brotherhood—includes selected services, rubrics, hymnography, and very useful typikon charts. Commonly referred to as Bishop Basil's site.
  • Psaltic Notes—the how, why, and whatfor of Orthodox Church music.
  • Anastasis—a huge compendium of liturgical texts from the Parakletiki, Triodion, Pentecostarion, Menaion, Horologion, Euchalogion, and Lectionary. Translated by Archimandrite Ephrem (Lash).
  • Prayer Book—online version of the old Jordanville Prayer Book.
  • Orthodox Psalter—English translation of the LXX text, divided according to kathismata.
  • Reader Service Horologion—compiled by Priest John Whiteford (ROCOR), for when you are praying alone.
  • Orloff General Menaion—English translation, provided in HTML by CCEL.
  • Vesperal Stichera—provided by the Community of the Holy Myrrhbearers. Updated daily.
  • Lenten Triodion—services of the Lenten Triodion in browsable HTML or downloadable DOC formats, translated and arranged by the Community of the Holy Myrrhbearers.
  • Abbreviated Prayer Book—provided by Bishop Alexander (Mileant) of ROCOR.
  • Greek Liturgical Texts—comprehensive collection of texts in Greek. Includes Menaion, Horologion, Octoechos, Pentecostarion, Triodion.
  • Slavonic Liturgical Texts—comprehensive collection of texts in Slavonic. Includes Gospel, Apostle, Menaion (monthly, General, and Festal), Triodion, Pentecostarion, Octoechos, Horologion, Psalter, Typikon, and more. A one-stop shop for Slavonic liturgical materials!

Church Fathers

  • Anastasis—selected translations by Archimandrite Ephrem (Lash).
  • Early Church Fathers—the 38-volume set that everyone is talking about. Contains virtually everything written during the first 800 years of Church history.
  • Christian Classics Ethereal Library—the ECF and a whole lot more. Both Orthodox and Heterodox writings are included here.

Church History

Wine

  • Bordeaux—the official site of the Bordeaux region.
  • Champagne—the official site of the Champagne region.
  • Viticulture & Enology—from UC Davis, the leading academic institution in the US for wine studies.
  • Wine Enthusiast—a great merchant for cork dorks (that sounds moderately better than "winos"). Buy me something!
  • Wine Spectator Online—the leading wine magazine's online presence.
  • Gang of Pour—the other stuff is just to mislead you. This is the cool site with all the underground info. Check it out.