The New Colossus
The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A m...
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Metropolitan Jonah: Building American Orthodox Monasticism in the 21st Century
I came across this talk given by Metropolitan Jonah of the OCA during the Friends of Mount Athos conference held recently in the UK. In light of my previous po...
Kalmoukos on Monasteries
August 20, 2012 ~ UPDATE: When I wrote this essay some time back I was not in full command of the facts. I had a wonderful conversation today with Mr. Kalmou...
Memory Eternal Fr. Peter Gillquist
In 1989, Fr. Peter Gillquist released a book with the simple title “Becoming Orthodox.” I wonder if he knew at that time what an impact that book would have on...
iPhone Blues
On Monday, June 25th, my parents and I set out for our family reunion in West Virginia. It was a very pleasant drive from Southbridge to here and we arrived ju...
Priestly Formation Part 3
The first two parts of this series can be found here and here. The Great folks at the Monomonakos Blog picked up my first essay on priestly formation and poste...
Forsake all for Christ
Let them burn your body, let them fry it, let them take your property. Don’t worry. Let them have these, they are not yours anyway. You only have need of soul a...
24 June ~ Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist
He that was greater than all who are born of women, the Prophet who received God’s testimony that he surpassed all the Prophets, was born of the aged and ...