11 October ~ St. Kenneth, Abbot of Aghaboe and the Outer Hebrides
According to a legend he was born in 525 in Glengiven, County Derry, northern Ireland. His father was a distinguished royal bard, and his mother’s name was Ma...
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Orthodoxy and Capital Punishment
At 9:13pm on Thursday, September 23rd the Commonwealth of Virginia executed 41 year old Teresa Lewis. She was convicted of plotting to kill her husband and step...
College Student Sunday
Each Year, the Orthodox Church in the United States and Canada celebrates College Student Sunday. This the date for this celebration will be Sunday, September 2...
Address of Archbishop Justinian at the Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America
Your Eminences, Graces, dear co-brothers! I sincerely greet all of you as the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church, and would like to convey to you the...
Great and Holy Monday
On Great and Holy Monday we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the beloved son of Jacob. A major figure of the Old Testament, Joseph’s story is told in the...
Threats on Congress
Why is it that people cannot act like adults? We have a system in this country of how things get done and for the last 225 plus years the system has worked pret...
St. Patrick’s Breastplate
I bind unto myself today the strong Name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three in One, and One in Three. I bind this day to me for ever, by power...
Memory Eternal ~ Uncle Phil
If you follow me on Twitter of Facebook I asked for prayers last week for my Uncle Phil. Yesterday, Friday, Uncle Phil fell asleep in the Lord. Captain Edmund P...
Proper of Ordinary Weekdays ~ Firday
Friday ~ Dedicated to the Honorable Cross and the Mother of God Troparion (Tone 1)O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance. Strengthen our Public Aut...
Confession
For the past 2 nights I have been in the Church to hear confessions before Christmas. This seems to be one of the two times that most people come to confession....