Patience and Reception
Recently I was asked a very important and perceptive question by a very smart catechumen, a man converting from Roman Catholicism. He…
Reflections in Christ
Is Christianity on the Decline in the West?
This question is often asked by concerned Church people, especially those in the “mainline” churches here in Canada such as the United Church, the Anglican Church, and the Roman Catholic Church. Church…
Angels in our Life
Having looked at the development of angelology in the Scriptures and the figure of the Angel of the Lord, we conclude this series by talking about the…
The Angel of the Lord
In our last post we looked at the long process whereby angelology developed in the Bible. Now we will look at one particular aspect of…
Exhortation at the Conclusion of Liturgy at the Enthronement of Bishop Alexis
Your Grace, I am filled with joy at your enthronement as the Bishop of Sitka and Alaska, the mother diocese of the Orthodox in America. ...
Sermon on the Sunday of the Cross and Enthronement of Bishop Alexis
On this Sunday of the Cross, the gospel reading is short. But each expression, if weighed carefully, has much to teach. The Gospel begins…
Sermon at Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers
Today, as we celebrate the Sunday of Orthodoxy, we are reminded of the fundamental truth of the Orthodox Christian faith. Note that I did not say fundamental truths. ...
Angels: A Long Development
In order to fully understand angels in the Bible it helps to embrace a bit of temporary amnesia and forget most of what we know about angels. That is…
Homily on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Today, my beloved children in the Lord, we have heard the beautiful parable of the Prodigal Son, a parable which the Holy Fathers have called a…
Remarks after the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
Today we have heard the seemingly straightforward but spiritually powerful parable of the Publican and the Pharisee. On the surface, the parable simply describes two…