What’s in a Name?
When the great boxing champion Muhammad Ali died recently, events in his life were reviewed in the media. One of…
Reflections in Christ
49 plus 1: Pentecost and the Life Beyond Time
At the Vespers of Pentecost that will be celebrated in all of our parishes on Pentecost Sunday—which falls on June 19 this…
The Ascension: Our Destiny in Christ
In the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed we profess, “Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was…
Rivers of Living Water
“So the woman left her water jar, and went away into the city….” [John 4:28]. ...
Confessions of a Jesus Freak
As I continue to age, I find increasingly that a generation gap opens up unexpectedly at my feet. The first time it happened was…
The Resurrection and the Rise of Christianity
Orthodox Christians believe that the New Testament Church and the Christian faith itself appeared at a particular point in history…
Elmer the Safety Elephant
I remember Elmer. Elmer was an elephant, whose image adorned the backs of our notebooks when I was in elementary school, and…
“Post-Pascha Swoon” or “Revived by Joy”?
I began this morning with a question on my mind: Is there life after Pascha? This, in turn, led to a series of further…
Holy Pascha: The Blast of a Trumpet
From the prophecies of Isaiah: “It will come about also in that day that a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were perishing…
Holy Week: A Mystic Torrent
As we enter Holy Week, the festal atmosphere of Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday yields to the solemnity, sobriety and…