The Challenge of Our Time
“The great Russian bishop of the last century, Theophanes “The Recluse” (d. 1894), in one of his pastoral letters makes a startling statement....
Tag: Spirituality
Great & Holy Saturday
On Saturday, the high priests and Pharisees gathered together before Pilate and asked him to have Jesus’ tomb sealed until the third day; because, as thos...
Biblical Movies
This seems to be the year for Biblical movies and some block busters by all accounts. I am not a big fan of Bible stories made into movies; I believe that the ...
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...
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...
A Pilgrim’s Way: A Search in Sacred Romania
One of the first books I read on my journey towards Orthodoxy was The Way of the Pilgrim. This is a story of a young man who sets out to find out the meaning o...
Is It a Sin to Break the Fast?
The quote below is taken from a much larger essay on fasting. I would recommend the entire article to you for your information and edification. So, is it a sin...
Good Works or Bad Works
This past Sunday, the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, the Epistle reading comes from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians chapter 2. In this chapter St. Paul writes...
Watchfulness
The Gospel of Luke 21:8-9,25-27,33-36 The Lord said, “Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’...