Prayer of St. Ephraim
During Great Lent we add a prayer to the Vespers service from St. Ephraim: Oh Lord and Master of my life do not give me a spirit of sloth, despair, lust of powe...
Author: Fr. Peter
Sunday of Orthodox Part II
Fr. Greg has a great recap of the Sunday of Orthodox Liturgy. I will add my sentiments to his post that it was great to serve the Liturgy with my brother priest...
Sunday of Orthodoxy
Today is the First Sunday of Great Lent also known as the Sunday of Orthodoxy. On this day we celebrate the restoration of the veneration of the Holy Icons afte...
Meehan calls for troops’ return
Congressman Martin Meehan (D-Massachusetts) calls for the return of our troops after a visit this week to Iraq. Read the story here.
Peace
I have never considered myself an activist on any topic. But I think I must now change my stance. With all of this craziness going on in the world and the US in...
Celebrity Rant
Please forgive this rant that I am about to engage in. I don’t usually do this but I have had enough and I think we need to rise up to put a stop to this....
Sunday of Forgiveness Thoughts
Romans 13:11-14; 14-1-4Matthew 6:14-21 This past Sunday was the Sunday of Forgiveness the last of the Pre-Lenten Sundays in the Orthodox Church. I began a serie...
Sunday of Forgiveness
On Forgiveness Sunday, the last of the pre-Lenten Sundays, we contemplate our separation from God, our expulsion from paradise. The services for this day contin...
Maimed patients say the system wears them down
Here is another story about the neglect of our soldiers in hospitals. This time however the VA is not the subject of the article but Walter Reed Army Hospital. ...
History
One of the many hats I wear is as a member of the Southbridge Historical Commission. The Commission is charged with keeping the history in the town alive and in...