Top Posts of the Past Week
Here is a list of the top posts here at Shepherd of Souls this past week Heartland ~ A Review Memory Eternal Metropolitan Philip Jesus and the St. Patrick’...
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Memory Eternal Metropolitan Philip
Last night I was scanning through some posts on Facebook when the falling asleep of Metropolitan Philip was announced. As with all things social media related,...
A New Look At Suffering
I do not have a very high threshold for pain; in fact I am a wimp when it comes to pain and sickness. I don’t know, maybe it is this low threshold or tha...
Jesus and the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
If you live in Boston then you know what a big deal Saint Patrick’s Day is. As the old saying goes, “everyone is Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day.” If you have be...
Blessed are Those Who Mourn
As a priest I come into contact with people who are mourning as part of the job if you will. Grief and mourning is part of our existence as human beings. We m...
Monuments Men ~ A Review
I have never really been a fan of artwork mostly, I think, because I do not understand it. I can appreciate the work and I find it fascinating that God has giv...
Sermon ~ Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
In this sermon from Sunday, March 9, 2014 the First Sunday in Great Lent, I begin a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Speech of His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of Romania, at the opening session of the Synaxis of the Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches
The Synaxis or meeting of the Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches is not a permanent institution, but a spiritual representative event. The pan-Orth...
The Necessity of Forgiveness
This coming week Christians around the world will begin the season of Lent. For most people, this time will pass just like any other time during the year and t...
Message of His Eminence Archbishop Nicolae for the Sunday of Orthodoxy 2014
Most Reverend Fathers, Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The first Sunday of Great Lent is dedicated to Orthodoxy, which is understood to mean the right t...