Sunday Sermon ~ Go Forth
On the 6th Sunday after Pentecost the Orthodox Church remembered the Fathers of the first six Ecumenical Councils. Also commemorated on this day was the Holy P...
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Faith in the Church
A week ago, the Orthodox world was trying to get used to the idea that a Metropolitan of a major Jurisdiction in the United States had resigned in a cloud of co...
The sign of the Cross
Do not do anything without signing yourself with the sign of the Cross! When you depart on a journey, when you begin your work, when you go to study, when you a...
Civil War Chaplains
During the last years of my service in the United States Army, I had the honor of serving as a chaplain’s assistant in the 42nd Division Artillery. Since ordin...
On Clerical Involvement in Politics
July 11, 2012 BriefingNews “It’s a sin when some Clergy divide people according to their parties criteria and identify with one party faction. This ...
First Things ~ How Do Churches Grow?
By Leroy Huizenga The Episcopal Church is in the news again for the usual reasons. First, a few days ago it was reported that the Episcopal Church suffered a 23...
July 12 ~ St. Veronica
Saint Veronica (also Berenice) is known as the woman who wiped Christ’s face as He carried His cross towards Golgotha and as the woman who Christ cured of...
Retention of Church Membership
Thanks to Facebook, I saw the graphic that is located at the top of this page. The research comes from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate and it ...
Send Your Holy Spirit on Us
I have mentioned in a previous essay that the Romanian Archdiocese here in America, of which I belong, is working on a new Romanian/English translation of the D...
Leadership and Listening
I have been writing about skills needed for leadership over the last few months but one of the most over looked skills is the Art of Listening. One of the minis...