The Annunciation
St. Ignatius of Antioch, martyred in Rome in about the year 107, wrote that along with the death of the Lord, the virginity of Mary and her giving…
Reflections in Christ
Covid Catechesis
As I write these words, we are under effective lockdown because of the spread of the Corona Virus, often referred to as “Covid 19”. In the current
“You are gods”
A dear friend of mine suggested that I might be interested in the Biblical exegesis of Mike Heiser (of whom I had never heard), so I looked up…
The Joy of the Cross
“Rejoice in the Lord; rejoice in the Lord; rejoice in the Lord. May the Lord guard your soul and body and spirit from every evil, as well as…”
Christian Love in the Face of COVID-19: The Ethics of Staying Home
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that…
Lenten Distancing
Church closed. Community members scattered widely. Weeks without normal daily and weekly routine, without spiritual instruction, without icons to…
The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
Anyone wandering about near a freezing cold pond one night near the city of Sebaste in the year 320 would have seen an astounding sight: forty…
The Triumph of Orthodoxy, Us, and The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ
We have completed the first week of the Great Fast! We began it one week ago by receiving the universal impetus gathered as the…
Windsor Castle: a Change in Perspective
In 1992, a spotlight was left too close to a curtain in Windsor Castle in England, and the heat from that spotlight caused the…
Will We See our Pets in Heaven?
I suspect that every pastor has been asked this question at one time or another, and it usually comes from one of the more junior members of the…