Acton Institute Day 3
Yesterday I wrote a rather long post about the previous days sessions that I attended. The sessions of day 3 were just as good but one really stood out and tha...
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8 Reasons Your Church is Stuck
You lack a leadership empowerment plan. We have failed as leaders in the church if we do not embrace the unique gift-mix that God designed. And we won’t fully k...
The Future of the Church
Yesterday a few parishioners and I went on a sort of pilgrimage to St. Tikhon’s Monastery in Pennsylvania. I have written about my experience at this mona...
What paralyzes you?
The Sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up…” Today we are faced with a story that seems to be out of pl...
The Purpose of the Church
There has been much discussion around the internet these days on the purpose of the church. The Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts recently...
The Awesomeness of the Priesthood
On Lazarus Saturday, April 7th, I had the great honor of participating in the ordination of one of my spiritual children. Subdeacon Michael became Fr. Deacon Mi...
St. Vladimir’s Seminary Implements Fully Paid Tuition Plan
One of the obstacles to attracting more “native” clergy was the cost of attending seminary. St. Vladimir’s has placed itself out in fron...
Why do we pray for the dead?
From the Synarxarion (Explanation) in the Triodion of THE SATURDAY OF THE DEAD Soul Saturday On this day, Soul Saturday, according to the order instituted by ou...
Mother Teresa’s humility list
1. Speak as little as possible about yourself.2. Keep busy with your own affairs and not those of others.3. Avoid curiosity.4. Do not interfere in the affairs o...