The Significance of our Blessed Father Herman of Alaska
In 1970, when our Church first received its autocephaly from the Russian Church, it immediately…
Reflections in Christ
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…
Beyond the Plateau: Is your parish focused on Mission or Maintenance?
Clergy and members of parishes that are beginning to decline will tend to notice something happening. At first, what…
God So Loved This World
“Remember, never to fear the power of evil more than your trust in the power and love of God” [Apostle Hermas of the Seventy]. ...
“Let us stand aright! Let us attend!”
“Take heed then to how you hear” [Luke 18:18].
“Make sure that you never refuse to listen when He speaks…”
Delighting in God’s Creation
Fall officially begin at 10:21 a.m. EDT on Thursday, September 22. From my personal—and, admittedly, “subjective”—perspective…
The True Beginning of our Salvation
If one didn’t know better, one might guess that our salvation started with the birth of Christ at Bethlehem. After all, that was…