The Life-Giving Cross
Today, September 14th, is the Feast of the Elevation Life-Giving Cross. This feast, one of the twelve great feasts of the Church, commemorates the discovery of...
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Assembly of Bishops Letter to the Faithful
(AOB) – To our beloved Orthodox Christian faithful throughout North and Central America: You are the light of the world. (Matt. 5.14) Beloved brothers and...
The Spirit of Peace
I woke this morning to the news that the United States Ambassador to Libya had been killed in the uprising at the Consulate last night or early this morning. T...
On This Day
Each year, as we approach the anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001, I always debate with myself on whether or not to write something about that day. ...
How do we Change the World?
This past week I had somewhat of a revelation or an epiphany or something of the sort. In my preparation for the sermon that I was going to preach this past Su...
Sermon ~ Take up your Cross
The Reading is from John 3:13-17 The Lord said, “No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man. And as Moses lifted up ...
The problem with political prayer
By Mathew N. Schmalz When New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan accepted a belated invitation to give the blessing at the Democratic National Convention, I wondered w...
Prayer and Politics
As you may know, if you read these pages often, I sometimes comment on politics. I Tweeted last night that I am a Bipartisan criticizer as I am critical of pol...
Blessed are the Pure in Heart…
… For they shall see God! The title of the article is drawn from the fifth chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew. The verse is part of what is known as the Beat...