Reflections in Christ
The Nativity of the Theotokos: First Light
When Mary of Nazareth first emerged from her mother as a newborn infant and uttered her first newborn cries, few then present could…
Transfiguration: Cultivating the Image of Divine Beauty
Last Sunday—August 6—we celebrated the Great Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, which…
Transitioning to the Eucharist: Collision and Coalescence
Try to imagine what the Great Entrance looked like during the time of Chrysostom and of Maximus the…
On Unexpected Death
When we lose someone that is very near and dear to us, we are troubled by a solitary, perplexing question…
The Sermon on the Mount’s “either/or” choice
Embedded at the heart of the Sermon on the Mount, Christ teaches us that “no one can serve two masters; for either he will…
Coming and Going, Gathering and Sending
Words are wonderful. June 30 is the Synaxis of the Holy Apostles. What is a Synaxis? ...
The Holy Spirit’s Presence in the Church
Yesterday—June 4, 2017—we celebrated the Great Feast of Pentecost. And it seems fitting for me to share a fine…
“I ascend unto My father, and your Father….”
According to the mind of the Church, the Risen Lord is also the Ascended Lord. In the words of Father Georges Florovsky…
The Ascension: a Beginning, Not an Ending
If one read the four Gospels as if they were four separate biographies of Jesus, one might be forgiven for thinking that…