iPhone Blues
On Monday, June 25th, my parents and I set out for our family reunion in West Virginia. It was a very pleasant drive from Southbridge to here and we arrived ju...
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Priestly Formation Part 3
The first two parts of this series can be found here and here. The Great folks at the Monomonakos Blog picked up my first essay on priestly formation and poste...
Forsake all for Christ
Let them burn your body, let them fry it, let them take your property. Don’t worry. Let them have these, they are not yours anyway. You only have need of soul a...
24 June ~ Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist
He that was greater than all who are born of women, the Prophet who received God’s testimony that he surpassed all the Prophets, was born of the aged and ...
Book Review ~ Defending the Free Market
Defending The Free Market – The Moral Case for a Free Economy The Rev. Robert Sirico Publisher: Regency Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-59698-325-0 When I st...
IOCC Helps Rebuild
Houston, TX (IOCC) — The sound of power saws and nail guns mingle with easy laughter and conversation as IOCC Orthodox Action Team volunteers work side by side,...
Fortnight for Freedom
Yesterday, faithful Roman Catholics began what is being called the Fortnight for Freedom. The United States Conference of Catholic bishops called on faithful C...
Bullies on the Bus
By now I am sure you have seen or heard about, the video that has been going around the internet of Karen Klien, the 68 year old bus monitor from Greece, New Yo...
Priestly Formation ~ Part 2
In my last essay, I wrote some thoughts about the formation of Orthodox clergy in the 21st century. One aspect of that formation is the relationship of the sem...
Priestly Formation
This is the first of what I hope to be a series of essays on the topic of priestly formation. This is a topic that I believe needs some serious study in the Or...