Sermon ~ Getting to the heart of the Problem
Last week, I spoke about the need for us to seek forgiveness for past hurts and for the transgressions that we might have committed. I used the image of...
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On those Orthodox who Support Abortion and Homosexuality
“In Orthodoxy, communicants in the sacramental mysteries are not only obliged to be steadfast in the Christian faith and perpetually repentant over their ...
The Patriarch of Romania at the Celebration of the Saint Patron’s Day of Techirghiol Monastery
Friday, 27 July 2012, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania was present at the celebration of the saint patron day of Saint Maria – Techirghiol, patriarcha...
Eyeing the Catacombs – Again
by Fr. Lawrence Farley Fr. John Peck, Author of the Orthodox Church of Tomorrow, has an excellent discussion on his blog about how we Christians can survive in ...
Blessing at Childbirth
One of the blessings a priest has in his ministry is the welcoming of new life into the world. It is not something that I have the opportunity to do all that o...
Confession and the Interior Life
In my last essay I wrote about how we need to find inner silence or inner peace. In order to do this we need to find the strength to open the door to the room ...
Untangling Our Spiritual Life
Yesterday I dropped something behind my computer, and when I went to retrieve it I noticed the unusually large tangle of wires and what not back there. All of ...
Sermon: Forgive us our Trespasses
For those of you who have raised children you know that they grow up. You might wish that they remain as babies for as long as possible but eventually you come...
Patriarch Daniel: Gratitude Must Be Confessed
Today, 22 July 2012, the evangelical pericope of Saint Matthew (cap. 9, vs. 27-35) on the miraculous healing of two blind people and of a dumb one by Jesus, our...
On the Importance of Communion
Although Confession and satisfaction [the fulfillment of a rule (kanonas) given by a spiritual Father or Confessor — trans.] can forgive sins, nonetheless...