Biblical Women: Ruth
The Book of Ruth, a little tale of only four chapters, is arguably the sweetest book of the Bible and perhaps in all…
Reflections in Christ
Biblical Women: Esther
If ever a Biblical story cried out to be made into a Hollywood movie, it would be the story of Esther. The story has everything…
Be Thou My Battle Shield
One of my favourite hymns from my old Anglican days is Be Thou My Vision. Based on a sixth century Irish poem attributed to…
Of Giants and Grasshoppers
When the spies that Joshua sent out to reconnoitre the land returned to camp, they came with bad news: “The people who live in the land are…”
The Vocation of Music
In his 2018 encyclical Of What Life Do We Speak?, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon articulates the stark…
Sermon for the Second Sunday of Luke
Speaking plainly. The great Apostle Paul tells us that God has spoken to us in many and diverse ways (Heb 1:1): through…
14th Sunday After Pentecost. Luke 5:1–11
This morning, the words of the Evangelist come to us and ask us to consider the meaning of faith. We know that faith is of the…
Remarks at the Burial Service for Priest Archpriest Sergei Glagolev
We gather in this holy temple to offer hymns of falling asleep to the newly departed servant of God, Archpriest Sergei, whose voice we hear echoed in the words offered at the beginning of this evening’s service, words of the…
An Epistle of Love
During the Twelfth All-American Council (Sobor) held in Pittsburgh, July 25-30, 1999, Archpriest Sergei Glagolev asked…
Homily at the Funeral Service for Protopresbyter Leonid Kishkovsky
We gather this evening to offer hymns of falling asleep to the newly departed servant of God, Protopresbyter Leonid, whose voice…