Conviction and commitment in the new Church year
“You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God” [Matthew 16:16]. We are now into the Church new year, which…
Reflections in Christ
What Does the Word “Church” Mean?
Every Sunday the Creed is said in Church in which Christians say the words, “I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church.” It…
An Attitude of Listening to God
During a somewhat casual conversation that strayed from subject-to-subject within my family circle a few days…
Making the right choice
On August 1, we commemorated the Holy Seven Maccabee Children, Solomone their mother, and Eleazar their Teacher. They were all…
Ye are Witnesses of These Things
Then Jesus said to them, “These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about…”
“We’re All Dying, Aren’t We?”
“We’re all dying, aren’t we?” These words could have come from the lips of any thoughtful philosopher from the days of…
SS. Peter and Paul: The greatest and most righteous pillars of the Church
During their earthly lives, all the saints are an incentive to virtue for those who hear and see them with understanding, for…
The Seal of the Prophets
The importance of John the Baptizer may be gauged by the amount of paint and ink the Church spends on…
The Trinity, One in Essence and Undivided
Today is the Leavetaking of the Great Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Looking back to last Sunday, in addition to…
The Myrrhbearing Women: “Witnesses of these things”
During the week following last Sunday’s commemoration of the Myrrhbearing Women, the Vespers and Matins hymns…