God’s Awesome Wonder
I am on my way to spend a few days at a conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I decided that I would stop in New York for the night and chose Niagara Falls as ...
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Wellesley High School Graduation: You Are Not Special
This video has gone viral and it is worth the twelve or so minutes it takes to watch. But don’t just watch listen to his message.
Priest Mitrophan and the Boxer Rebellion
Yesterday the Orthodox Church commemorated all the saints of the Church. The feast began as a way to commemorate all of the martyrs and grew into a larger comm...
Sermon: Sunday of All Saints
Last week I mentioned the holy oil that is blessed by the Patriarch and is used during the sacrament of Chrismation. That oil, blessed by His Beatitude and the...
Welcome to the New Site
Welcome to the new and improved frpeterpreble.com I am glad you have taken time to stop by. The blog has now been moved and is in the process of being tweeked. ...
Orthodox Campus Ministry
In my way of looking at things, Campus Ministry is one of the most important aspects of ministry a church can be involved in. Young people on campus are the fu...
5 Reasons to Visit a Monastery
(Originally published on OCN’s The Sounding) Published here with Permission Introduction: Journeying by boat to visit their beloved spiritual father, Constantin...
Courage in Leadership
One of the fundamental characteristics of a good leader, no, strike that, a great leader is courage. Of all the skills that leaders, especially leaders in the C...
Orthodox Evangelism
I serve what I guess would be considered a small church. We have about 65 families and we are located in an old mill town in Central Massachusetts that long ag...
Red Eggs at Pascha
If you have been following these pages for the last few months you know that in the fall I acquired a flock of chickens, seven to be exact. During that time I h...