Beyond the Plateau: Leading the Church through Needed Change
We all know the story, or have heard versions of it. A new priest is assigned to a parish. Upon his arrival there, the priest…
Reflections in Christ
A Papal Calendar?
Christmas Day and the post-Christmas season usually bring with them a number of things not overwhelming…
The Blessed Exchange
Christmas and Martyrdom
The Gospel reading for the Great Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord is Matthew 2:1-12. This passage proclaims the…
A Merry “Hipster” Christmas!?
If you haven’t yet purchased a “Hipster Nativity Set,” you might be too late — despite the $129.99 price tag, they are flying off…
The Significance of our Blessed Father Herman of Alaska
In 1970, when our Church first received its autocephaly from the Russian Church, it immediately…
Holy Hatred
Lately I came across an interesting bit of theologizing. The author (who shall remain nameless) spoke of his love for…
Finding “Snatches of Silence”
Several years ago, Newsweek magazine carried an article written by Julia Baird under the rubric of psychology, titled…
The Great Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
Today, we commemorate the first time the young girl destined to be the Mother of God entered into the Temple at…
The Nativity Fast: The Testing of our Patience
Today—November 15—we begin the forty day Nativity Fast, one of four seasons of the year during which we are called…