My First Children’s Sermon
You may think this odd that I have been a priest for 10 years and never preached a Children’s sermon before this, but it is true. My parish really never had ch...
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#Giving Tuesday: Help Us Continue The Mission
On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, you can help my parish launch a new tradition by joining a movement that celebrates human generosity called #GivingTuesday. WeR...
Traditions of Blessing
Orthodoxy is filled with traditions and with blessing but some of these has fallen out of use. I am one of those priests that is attempting to bring back many ...
The things we choose to be concerned about
Recently Fr. Robert Arida, Rector and Dean at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Boston, wrote an article for the Wonder blog that has since been taken down. I did not ...
Wanted: Missionaries in Alaska
The Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) was honored by a visit from His Grace Bishop David of Sitka and Alaska during the week of October 27-31. The staff ...
Fr. Mychal Judge, Saint of 9/11
“Lord take me where you want me to go: Let me meet who you want me to meet: Tell me what you want me to say: And keep me out of your way.”
Record Rains Bring Deadly Flooding To Balkans
Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — The worst flooding in more than 100 years has claimed the lives of five people in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, forced more than 7,0...
Diminishing Job Prospects for Protestant Pastors
The Public Television Program Religion and Ethics Weekly, has a program this week concerning the diminishing job prospects for Protestant pastors. I would add ...
Great and Holy Thursday
On the evening of this day, which was the eve of the feast of unleavened bread (that is, the Passover), our Redeemer supped with His twelve disciples in the cit...
Bringing Eastern Christianity into a direct conversation with the modern and postmodern West
I would like to draw your attention to a blog that has taken on a new direction. Fr. Oliver Herbel has been writing a blog called Red River Orthodox that has m...