The Election of a Patriarch
With all of the news focused on Conclave in Rome, I have received many questions about how Patriarchs in the Orthodox Church are elected. Like the rest of the ...
With all of the news focused on Conclave in Rome, I have received many questions about how Patriarchs in the Orthodox Church are elected. Like the rest of the ...
This question was put to me on Facebook yesterday as I was making comments about the Papal election presently underway in Rome. Why do I, as an Orthodox Christ...
The Gospel of Matthew 25:31-46 The Lord said, “When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious t...
He died in 576. Constantine was a king of Cornwall, the son of Padeon, whose conversion probably dates from a confrontation with St. Petroc who was sheltering a...
The Gospel of Luke 21:8-9,25-27,33-36 The Lord said, “Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’...
I will admit it, I like movies. However, I have never been one to watch a movie and then think seriously about it. I can remember in my college days, we used ...
From the Synarxarion (Explanation) in the Triodion of THE SATURDAY OF THE DEAD Soul Saturday (Celebrated this year on March 9th) On this day, Soul Saturday, acc...
Jonathan Merritt ~ Religion News Service On Sunday night, the long awaited mini-series “The Bible” premiered on the History Channel. Produced by reality TV mogu...
The Gospel of Luke 15:11-32 The Lord said this parable: “There was a man who had two sons; and the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give...
With the resignation of Pope Benedict earlier this month, traditional media and social media have been a buzz with thoughts about a reformer Pope who will chang...