The Longest Week
What is the message for us on Paschal evening, when the churches celebrate Paschal Vespers? When we read…
Reflections in Christ
April 7, 2015
Brothers and sisters in Christ,
I will be serving from Holy Thursday through Pascha at the women’s Monastery…
What Is a “Selfie?”
As we approach the final days of Great Lent, I would like to turn my attention to a theme that surfaces often in my teaching and…
April 2, 2015
Acts 16:6-10: Divine Guidance and Decision-making
6 And they went through the region of Phry′gia and Galatia…
April 1, 2015
Acts 16:1-5
And he [Paul] came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple…
March 27, 2015
Father Thomas Hopko: memory eternal!
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let…
Saint Basil the Great Polemicist
It is easy looking back at Saint Basil and his patristic compatriots from such a distance to forget that they too…
March 20, 2015
Father Thomas Hopko: Memory Eternal!
When word of Father Tom’s repose came during the Holy Synod meeting this…
The Cross and the Resurrection
In the Orthodox Church, the Cross and Resurrection of the Lord are bound together in a unified mystery, though they remain…
Praying the Great Litany
It is easy to miss the significance of the Great Litany. It comes so early in the Divine Liturgy, immediately after the…