“Let Us Commend Ourselves…”
We hear the song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” so often during this season that we may not think much…
Reflections in Christ
The Recovery of St. Tikhon’s relics in February 1992
As widely reported, this year—2017—marks the 100th Anniversary of the Election and Enthronement of Saint Tikhon as…
St. Nicholas: A Living Rule of Faith
As we well know, Saint Nicholas was a bishop who served in Asia Minor in the opening decades of the fourth…
Sanctifying Time through the Feasts of the Church
We recently celebrated one of the Twelve Great Feast Days of the Church’s liturgical year—the Entrance of the…
Knowing the Master’s Manger
In the opening verses of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah we find the following words: “Hear, O heavens…”
Image of a True Disciple: The Gadarene Demoniac
One of the most challenging narratives in the Gospels is the healing of the Gadarene demoniac [Mark 5:1-20; Matthew…
The Major Significance of the Minor Orders
Many denominations have no real “minor orders”—i.e. clergy set apart to perform tasks other than ruling the…
A Radical Critique of Selfishness
“And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature” [Luke 8:14]. ...
Seeing good—and God—in people!
On one of my neighborhood walks, I came across some more “sidewalk graffiti” in front of the Williams Street Elementary school…