Reflections in Christ
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…
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]. ...