The Place of the Cross - in the Church, and in our Lives
The current Feast of the Elevation/Exaltation of the Cross allows us to go a long way in dispelling a stereotype that has developed concerning…
Reflections in Christ
A Retro Church
A number of years ago I was chatting with a co-worker at my secular job and she asked me to what church I belonged. When I answered…
Loving the Sinner
The concept of loving the sinner while hating the sin has fallen upon hard times. Fallen man finds it very difficult to hold…
Advice to the Confused
I suppose that most pastors have had the experience of a young parishioner approaching them privately and confiding in them their…
Notes from Undergrad Halls: On Nihilism, Mysticism and Genuine Christianity
I was pleasantly surprised - if not startled - on my first day back to XU for the Fall semester this past Monday. As I approached…
Do We Really Need Deacons?
Recently I overheard a conversation about deacons and someone opined that if there were no deacons…
I Wonder Where the Lions Are?
These past days have seen the departure from our midst of two men who have justly been described as “lions of the OCA”...
A Floating Axe-head
It is very easy to miss the story of the floating axe-head. Indeed, a book containing stories in 2 Kings…
The Ascension: The Meaning and the Fullness of Christ’s Resurrection
“I ascend unto My Father, and your Father, and to my God, and Your God” (John 20:17). Today is the…
A Reason for the Hope that is in Us
“Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet believe.” These words of Christ, spoken to Thomas and recorded in John…