Preparing for Battle
Today is a sad day in America for on this day the religious liberty that we have cherished for low these many years has come to an end, for now anyway. Today is...
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Ministry to the Sick
“Is anyone among you sick? Let him call the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.” James 5:14 One of...
Metropolitan Hilarion: Our love of God is tested beyond the church walls
On July 29, the commemoration way of the Holy Fathers of the Six Ecumenical Councils, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s de...
The Wonder of the Multiplication of the Loaves of Bread Anticipates the Holy Eucharist
Today, 29 July 2012, it is the 8th Sunday after the Pentecost, also called of the Multiplication of the loaves. The Evangelical pericope of Saint Matthew, chapt...
Sermon ~ Getting to the heart of the Problem
Last week, I spoke about the need for us to seek forgiveness for past hurts and for the transgressions that we might have committed. I used the image of...
On those Orthodox who Support Abortion and Homosexuality
“In Orthodoxy, communicants in the sacramental mysteries are not only obliged to be steadfast in the Christian faith and perpetually repentant over their ...
The Patriarch of Romania at the Celebration of the Saint Patron’s Day of Techirghiol Monastery
Friday, 27 July 2012, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania was present at the celebration of the saint patron day of Saint Maria – Techirghiol, patriarcha...
Eyeing the Catacombs – Again
by Fr. Lawrence Farley Fr. John Peck, Author of the Orthodox Church of Tomorrow, has an excellent discussion on his blog about how we Christians can survive in ...
Blessing at Childbirth
One of the blessings a priest has in his ministry is the welcoming of new life into the world. It is not something that I have the opportunity to do all that o...
Confession and the Interior Life
In my last essay I wrote about how we need to find inner silence or inner peace. In order to do this we need to find the strength to open the door to the room ...