Untangling Our Spiritual Life
Yesterday I dropped something behind my computer, and when I went to retrieve it I noticed the unusually large tangle of wires and what not back there. All of ...
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Sermon: Forgive us our Trespasses
For those of you who have raised children you know that they grow up. You might wish that they remain as babies for as long as possible but eventually you come...
Patriarch Daniel: Gratitude Must Be Confessed
Today, 22 July 2012, the evangelical pericope of Saint Matthew (cap. 9, vs. 27-35) on the miraculous healing of two blind people and of a dumb one by Jesus, our...
On the Importance of Communion
Although Confession and satisfaction [the fulfillment of a rule (kanonas) given by a spiritual Father or Confessor — trans.] can forgive sins, nonetheless...
Prayers in Time of Drought
Today and article appeared on the pages of the Huffington Post regarding the drought situation here in the Unites States. If we do not receives some rain the i...
July 20 ~ The holy and glorious venerable-martyr Maria Skobtsova
The holy and glorious venerable-martyr Maria Skobtsova (also Saint Mary of Paris or Mother Maria) was a nun and martyr in Paris in the early twentieth century. ...
On Episcopal Duties
St. John Maximovitch 1896-1966 Apart from caring for your own flock, you must also spread Christ’s faith among those who do not yet know Truth. The preaching of...
Being a Christian is not Easy
Being a Christian is not easy. It was not easy 2,000 years ago and it is not easy today. Jesus told us in the Gospel of John to remember that the world hated ...
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrates 61 years of life
On 22 July 2012, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrates the anniversary of 61 years of life. From 20 – 25 July 2012, the Patriarch of Romania will be in Prah...
The Gates of Hades Will Never Prevail
Now many are complaining about the hard times for the Church… Remembering the words of the Saviour with complete accuracy, we must expect still worse times for ...