Sermon ~ Making Sense of it All
“A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great mourning. Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” For...
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Orthodox Christian Leaders Discuss Social Outreach At White House Conference
Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — More than 80 representatives of the nation’s Orthodox Christian service organizations joined together at the White House today to d...
On the 29th Anniversary of the Death of Fr. Alexander Schmemann
SYOSSET, NY [OCA] Thursday, December 13, 2012, the Feast of Saint Herman of Alaska, marks the 29th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmema...
Emergency Response
I will be honest and admit that most of the day, in the life of a priest, is involved in the everyday tasks of just being. I could go on about visits to hospit...
Duties of a Priest
It has been eight and a half years since my ordination to the priesthood. I can still remember that day like it was yesterday although it seems like a blur. T...
Concerning the Future
It is difficult to see from one day to the next what the future will hold for us. For me, I have confidence in God that if I listen to His word then I will wal...
Facing Loss During the Holidays
Those of us who have lost children can dread the holidays (by which I really mean Christmas/Nativity). The focus seems to be so much on family togetherness and ...
What do you want me to do for you?
In the eighteenth chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke, Jesus comes into contact with a blind beggar along the side of the road. The man hears that Jesus is comin...
Ancestral Sin versus Original Sin
The fact that we Orthodox do not accept the doctrine of original sin as espoused in the West, does in no way suggest that we do not need to be born again (born ...
Introduction to the Monastic Life
Mother Magdalena from the Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City, PA was the speaker at a Fall retreat at St. Ignatius Antiochian Orthodox Church in F...