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…
Reflections in Christ
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…
Greetings at the Conclusion of Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Three Hierarchs
I offer my paternal congratulations to you, Father Chad, and also to all the faculty, staff, students, and other members of the seminary community, on this patronal feast…
A Christianity of the Catacombs
I begin with a quote from an article that is almost 60 years old, but which has lost none of its timeliness: “Since the Byzantine era, Orthodoxy was always brought…”
Welcoming Remarks to Guests after the Divine Liturgy, Celebrated Prior to the March for Life 2022
By the grace of God, we have assembled this morning to celebrate the Divine Liturgy, the source of all authentic life. We have gathered as…