Podcast: Behold Thy Cross
In this episode Fr. Peter explains that if we are to be true disciples of Jesus Christ, then we must take up our cross and follow him.
Tag: Lent
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
By Fr. Nicholas Apostola This is the fourth Sunday of Great Lent. We remember our father among the saints, John of Sinai who wrote the great spiritual work, The...
Child, Your Sins Are Forgiven
As we continue our journey through Great Lent the scripture for the week, taken from the Gospel of St. Mark, remind us of faith and how we need to have faith in...
MiniCast: Created in the Image and Likeness
In this Lenten MiniCast Fr. Peter discusses how all of humanity is created in the Image and Likeness of God.
An Introduction to Great Lent
Alexander Schmemann When a man leaves on a journey, he must know where he is going. Thus with Lent. Above all, Lent is a spiritual journey and its destination i...
Why I Do Not Give Up Social Media for Lent
In the Orthodox Church, the first day of Great Lent falls on a Monday and is called Clean Monday. This is the day that the fast begins in earnest, and the jour...
The Goal of the Lenten Season
At the conclusion of the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts that is celebrated on Wednesday and Friday nights during Great Lent, we hear this phrase, “to obtain...
Giving up things for Lent
The annual “what am I going to give up for Lent” has begun. I find this time of year rather amusing as I listen to and read what people are going to give up fo...
Fr. Alexander Schmemann: Forgiveness Sunday
In the Orthodox Church, the last Sunday before Great Lent – the day on which, at Vespers, Lent is liturgically announced and inaugurated – is called Forgiveness...
Thrd Sunday of Great Lent ~ Veneration of the Holy Cross
On the Third Sunday of Great and Holy Lent, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Services in...